Pound Hill Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · 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 🔒
Pound Hill Infant Academy is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Pound Hill Infant 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
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out (a last distance was published) for Reception in all 4 earlier years, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026, Reception had 77 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex is 13.8%.
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
- Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Pound Hill Infant Academy, Crawley, RH10 7EB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils blossom emotionally and academically in this successful school.”
- “The values of care, respect, independence, success and perseverance are embedded in all aspects of school life.”
- “Children make a wonderful start in early years, where the school’s high expectations and impressive nurture begin.”
To improve
- “Most pupils learn and remember essential content well, but some pupils’ recall of knowledge over time is less secure.”
- “At these times, lesson activities do not build on pupils’ understanding with enough precision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 77 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.
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Milton Mount Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Three Bridges Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maidenbower Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brook Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Forge Wood Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published