Academy converter · West Sussex

Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

2–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143973URN

Anderson Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

110 applications for 42 places · 75th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 15 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

25 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 October 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to West Sussex median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

110 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Desmond Anderson Primary School (URN 125966), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	42	110	2.6	41	0.98
Sep 2025	40	96	2.4	35	0.88
Sep 2024	54	143	2.7	46	0.85
Sep 2023	60	131	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2022	43	114	2.7	37	0.86
Sep 2021	46	110	2.4	43	0.93
Sep 2020	40	126	3.2	39	0.98
Sep 2019	60	156	2.6	55	0.92
Sep 2018	60	164	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	175	2.9	67	1.12
Sep 2016 *	60	157	2.6	55	0.92
Sep 2015 *	59	187	3.2	59	1.00
Sep 2014 *	46	156	3.4	68	1.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%138th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard9%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	2%	104	102
2023/24	47%	0%	101	100
2022/23	49%	0%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Desmond Anderson Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Primary Academy
0.7 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Southgate Primary
0.8 km · West Sussex

Good2023

4.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery
0.9 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
1.1 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Seymour Primary School
1.3 km · West Sussex

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodgate Primary Academy
1.6 km · West Sussex

2026

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143973 · 938/2244
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 440 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Desmond Anderson Primary School (URN 125966)
Address: Anderson Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5EA
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources