Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley

About Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley

Pound Hill Junior School is a state primary for pupils aged 7 to 11, located in Crawley within the West Sussex local authority. It sits among a competitive field of local schools, ranking 5th out of 21 primary schools in the Crawley area based on its KS2 expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That puts it in the top quarter of its immediate local peers. Looking more broadly across the whole of West Sussex, the school ranks 17th out of 226 similar schools. Its closest top-performing neighbours include Barns Green Primary School, Heron Way Primary School and Aldingbourne Primary School, each of which scores slightly higher on the same ranking metric. For families prioritising an Outstanding Ofsted rating, the nearest such school is Forge Wood Primary School, roughly two kilometres away. Pound Hill itself holds a Good rating, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in February 2024 which confirmed the school remains Good.

Academically, Pound Hill Junior School delivers results that comfortably exceed the local average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a West Sussex average of 56%. That is a substantial gap of 17 percentage points. The school’s overall ranking score of 73 places it in the top 25% of primaries nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 89% in writing, while 75% did so in maths. At the higher standard, 32% of pupils achieved above the expected level in reading, 27% in maths and 13% in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in both reading and maths. The school does not publish progress scores for these subjects, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures alone are strong for the area.

The school is almost at full capacity, with 358 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360, so it is likely to be oversubscribed. Just under 15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is close to the national average for primary schools. Facilities are generous for a junior school and include an ICT suite, sports hall, gymnasium, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, athletics, cricket, football, dance and rounders, while clubs range from drama and film club to eco club and science club. The school’s SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a solid, well-equipped option for families in Crawley who want above-average academic outcomes without the pressure of a selective or faith-based intake.

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