The Bewbush Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Crawley, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Bewbush Academy is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Bewbush Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 2026 Reception entry, every applicant was offered a place, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 Reception entry, 45 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 34.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29% 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
- Dorsten Place, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8XW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 459 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Bewbush Academy are inspired by the school’s values, known as the Bewbush ‘Rainbow’.”
- “They take pride in demonstrating these values, such as respect, ambition and individuality.”
- “Pupils make links between the ‘Rainbow’ values and the positive behaviour now present throughout the school.”
To improve
- “A small number of subjects are less well developed.”
- “In these subjects, the tasks that pupils complete are not sharply focused on the most important content.”
- “This means that pupils’ learning does not build as securely in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2025 (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) | 64% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 45 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.
- Waterfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gossops Green Primary 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Seymour Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Mill Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Southgate Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published