# The Bewbush Academy

The Bewbush Academy is a primary school in Crawley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 459 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138050. [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 459
- Council: Crawley
- URN: 138050

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils at The Bewbush Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Waterfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterfield-primary-school-e145544): 630 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-secondary-school-crawley-e126098): 890 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Gossops Green Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gossops-green-primary-e143635): 980 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kilnwood Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilnwood-vale-primary-school-e147193): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023
- [Seymour Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seymour-primary-school-e138645): 1.1 km. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-comprehensive-school-crawley-e126095): 1.5 km. Secondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138050)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138050)

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