Seymour Primary School

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.

Academically, Seymour Primary School delivers results that comfortably exceed the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a West Sussex LA average of 56%. The school’s maths and reading average scores both sit at 108, and 83% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 87% in reading, and 85% in writing. At the higher standard, 49% of pupils achieved that level in reading, 44% in maths, and 11% in writing, while 6% hit the higher standard across all three subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2024, judged that it had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2018, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The current overall effectiveness rating is Good, with leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes all rated Good.

The school has a range of facilities including a library, sports hall, playing fields, outdoor playground, ICT suite and a chapel, and offers clubs such as Art Club, Book Club and Eco Club. Sports on offer include dance, athletics, football, netball and rounders. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback is strong: 94% of respondents would recommend the school, and 95% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy there. With 30.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. Given its strong academic results, clear improvement trajectory, and oversubscribed status, Seymour Primary School is a solid choice for Crawley families seeking a well-regarded local primary with a nursery and good SEND support.

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