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The Mill Primary Academy

Crawley, RH11 0ELPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2021
KS2 Results
83%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
51 1st-choice / 67 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1041 of 13,686 nationally

About The Mill Primary Academy

The Mill Primary Academy is a mixed state primary in Crawley, West Sussex, and it’s a school that families clearly want to get into. With 545 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, it’s not quite full, but the admissions data for 2025/26 tells a different story: 153 applications for 67 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.28, and only 51 first-preference offers made. That’s a strong signal of local demand. The school’s intake is notably more diverse than the national picture when it comes to disadvantage — 19.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national primary average of around 23% but still a significant proportion, suggesting the school serves a genuinely mixed catchment. The headteacher is Sophie Gosden, and the school has no religious character, so it’s a straightforward community option for Crawley families.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressIfield Drive, Crawley, Crawley, RH11 0EL
HeadteacherSophie Gosden
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils545
Free School Meals (FSM)19.8%
School Capacity545 / 630 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 May 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 May 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jun 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
ICT SuiteArt StudiosGymnasiumSports HallForest SchoolPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

SwimmingDanceCricketRoundersTennisCross CountryNetball

Clubs & Activities

CodingDramaScience ClubFilm ClubChoirGardening

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:45-08:20

After-school care

15:00-17:30

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

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