St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Crawley, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.27 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley 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 | 1.27 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 1.27 miles away, the 42nd shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 75 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Southgate Drive, Crawley, RH10 6HD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “This is a truly inclusive school where pupils are happy to attend and the older pupils ‘don’t want to leave’.”
- “Pupils are proud of their achievements and are keen to explain what makes the school special.”
- “They talk with confidence about the importance of good manners, committing acts of kindness for one another and making sure that everyone in their school community is taken care of.”
To improve
- “However, they are not consistently able to remember some of their learning in the longer term.”
- “Leaders have already recognised this as something they need to address.”
- “However, leaders recognise there is more to do in this area.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Southgate Primary 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Three Bridges Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- West Green Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published