The Mill Primary 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 Mill Primary Academy is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Mill Primary 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
- The latest Ofsted inspection, on 21 April 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 25 May 2016.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as were those at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 53 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% 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
- Ifield Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0EL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 531 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils give a joyful welcome to this friendly and caring school.”
- “Playtimes buzz with activity, and relationships across the community are warm and supportive.”
- “Pupils respond well to leaders’ high expectations.”
To improve
- “However, leaders' oversight of inclusion lacks precision.”
- “As a result, provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is inconsistent.”
- “Staff do not always adapt activities to ensure that pupils with SEND access the same opportunities as their peers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (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) | 76% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 53 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.
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gossops Green Primary 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Waterfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Green Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Langley Green Primary 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Bewbush Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published