Overall Oxbridge
#846
5 ranked schools · +68 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
33
Offers
8
Offer rate24.2%
+1.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Crawley
One of England's first designated post-war New Towns, Crawley was remade under the 1946 Act from a coaching-road market town into a planned borough that now counts around 118,000 residents across West Sussex. The town gained market rights in 1202, grew as a coaching stop on the London-to-Brighton road, and absorbed a rail link in 1841; its outer southern edge still borders the High Weald.
Three Bridges is among the most competitive postcodes for school catchments in the borough, alongside Maidenbower, which draws families targeting primary places to its south-east. Turners Hill sits at the southern borough boundary, where Crawley meets the High Weald National Landscape, and is known for its sought-after school catchments. Southgate and Langley Green complete the central residential arc. From Three Bridges station, Southern and Thameslink services reach London Bridge and London Victoria in around forty minutes on the Brighton Main Line.
31
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7
Secondary
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2
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3
Special
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of which8sixth forms·9faith43 total
Area Performance
Crawley schools rank in the top 55% of England
Across 43 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.30/10, -0.13 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
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Distribution across all Crawley schools
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Crawley vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 55%
Across all ranked Crawley schools
Top 53%Primaryavg #7,893 of 14,978
Top 56%Secondaryavg #2,151 of 3,862
Top 64%Sixth formavg #1,647 of 2,555
Primary schools: 26 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,893
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,893
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 53% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,151
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 56% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
39.5
+0.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,151
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 56% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
39.5
+0.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,647
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 64% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
38%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,647
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 64% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
38%
-12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
11
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#587
5 ranked schools · +186 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
22
Offers
8
Offer rate36.4%
+6.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Crawley
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Crawley
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Crawley
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