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Seymour Primary School

Crawley, RH11 9ESPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
82%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
57 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1234 of 13,686 nationally

About Seymour Primary School

Seymour Primary School sits in Crawley, within the West Sussex local authority, and ranks 2nd out of 21 primary schools in the town based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. That puts it in the top 10% of Crawley primaries, and it also performs strongly regionally, ranking 158th out of 2,034 primary schools in the South East. Among its closest peers in the LA, it sits just behind Barns Green Primary School and Heron Way Primary School, both of which scored 86 on the same ranking metric, and ahead of Aldingbourne Primary School on 84. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is currently oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 99 applications for 59 places, with 57 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.68.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSeymour Road, Crawley, Crawley, RH11 9ES
HeadteacherEmma Eardley & Carol Collins
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils457
Free School Meals (FSM)30.3%
School Capacity457 / 592 (77% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (27 Nov 2024): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jan 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

DanceAthleticsFootballNetballRounders

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubBook ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:05

Source: seymour-tkat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Seymour Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.