Waterfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Waterfield Primary School is a primary school in Crawley, West Sussex for ages 3–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Waterfield Primary School 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 was offered a place in 2026, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 47 first-choice applications for 48 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 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
- Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Waterfield Primary School, Crawley, RH11 8RA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a welcoming and inclusive environment where they feel safe, valued and ready to learn.”
- “Pupils behave well and show respect towards one another.”
- “They understand the school’s clear expectations of them and follow routines that promote calm and purposeful learning.”
To improve
- “However, in spite of this positive environment, too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not identified the most important knowledge that pupils need to know with enough precision.”
- “Too many pupils do not attend school regularly, and too many pupils do not arrive at school on time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 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) | 63% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 47 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.
- The Bewbush Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gossops Green Primary 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Mill Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seymour Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary Academy 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published