# The Oaks Primary School & Nursery

The Oaks Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Crawley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 449 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138618. [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 449
- Council: Crawley
- URN: 138618

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- 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, 72% of pupils at The Oaks Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e126047): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-primary-school-crawley-e126046): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Desmond Anderson Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/desmond-anderson-primary-academy-e143973): 950 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southgate Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southgate-primary-e144599): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thomas Bennett Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-bennett-community-college-e138620): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oriel High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oriel-high-school-e134042): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 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/138618)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138618)

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