Milton Mount Primary School

About Milton Mount Primary School

Milton Mount Primary School sits just below the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 54% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with 56% across West Sussex. That two-point gap is modest, and the school’s overall performance is broadly in line with the typical primary in the area. Within Crawley specifically, it ranks 10th out of 21 primaries, placing it in the middle of the pack. The school is large — 619 pupils against a capacity of 630 — and oversubscribed, receiving 269 applications for 90 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 113 families putting it as their first preference. That level of demand suggests parents see it as a solid, reliable option, even if its headline scores don’t push it into the top tier locally.

Digging into the detail, the school’s strongest subject is reading, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard and 28% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 105. Maths is a little lower: 69% at expected and 22% at the higher level, with an average score of 104. Writing is the weakest area — 66% at expected and just 6% at the higher standard — which drags down the combined figure. Progress scores aren’t available in the data, so it’s hard to say whether pupils are making strong gains from their starting points. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, a graded visit in 2018, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership, management and early years provision. That was an upgrade from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2016. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, though with some concerns flagged.

The school offers a broad set of facilities, including playing fields, a sports hall, an ICT suite, a library, art studios and a Forest School programme. Sports include athletics, football, cricket, rounders and dance, while clubs cover drama, choir, science and book club. SEND provision is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autism and social, emotional and mental health support. That makes it a strong choice for families whose children need additional support within a mainstream setting. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Forge Wood Primary School, 1.3 km away, so parents with a very high focus on academic outcomes may want to compare the two. But for a large, well-subscribed school with decent facilities and a Good rating that has held steady, Milton Mount is a pragmatic, well-regarded option in Crawley.

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