Primary school in Crawley, West Sussex
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne
Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3QD
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 15 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- Places
- 180
- How full
- Nearly full — 171 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 78 / 93
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 22%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 27%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mid Sussex 002B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Singleton
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Copthorne & Worth
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- URN
- 125943
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 63% | 0.2 mi |
| Copthorne Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Forge Wood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 51% | 1.5 mi |
| Milton Mount Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 1.8 mi |
| Pound Hill Infant AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.9 mi |
| Pound Hill Junior School, CrawleyCommunity school | Good 2024 | 79% | 1.9 mi |
| Crawley Down Village CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 2.1 mi |
| Maidenbower Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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