SCHOOL PROFILE

The Bewbush Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138050
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 July 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority West Sussex
Trust THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 459 459 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 223 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 236 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.9%
10.1 pts above England
School 34.9%
Crawley 21.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.2%
23.9 pts above England
School 44.2%
Crawley 31.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Crawley 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
36.8%
169
Any other White background
16.1%
74
African
9.6%
44
Any other Asian background
7.6%
35
Pakistani
6.5%
30
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.2% 47 of 459 pupils
10.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.2%
Crawley 21.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.1% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Speech, language & communication 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Crawley 60.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Crawley 73.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Crawley 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Crawley 71.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.12 pts lower than England
School 6.09%
Crawley 6.24%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.60 pts higher than England
School 16.41%
Crawley 16.15%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.31%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.49 pts lower than England
School 1.31%
Crawley 1.47%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.9% 15.3 pts below England
The Bewbush Academy
72.9%
Crawley
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information