Fairway Infant School, Copthorne
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Crawley, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.60 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.60 miles away, the 17th shortest of the 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 distance was nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 77 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 19 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- 5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3QD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Community, achievement and a sense of belonging are at the heart of this school.”
- “All pupils are welcome, and their individual needs are nurtured.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and trusting.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, these checks are not as effective as they could be.”
- “Staff do not always monitor carefully enough to ensure that pupils understand the most important knowledge.”
- “This makes it difficult for some pupils to build on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Copthorne CofE Junior School 0.2 mi Good
- Forge Wood Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Milton Mount Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pound Hill Infant Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Crawley Down Village CofE School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maidenbower Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good