The Oaks Primary School & Nursery
Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Crawley for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 5th of 22 primary schools in Crawley. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
A strong inclusive ethos is at the heart of this school. It is committed to serving and welcoming all pupils and their families. The care given to pupils by staff show the school's values of kindness, ambition and respect. Pupils embrace these values to help them make the right choices, meeting the staff's high expectations and behaving well. The school is ambitious for pupils' achievements, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils. The school has a strong understanding of individual pupils' needs. Staff think carefully about how to make every day successful for every pupil. As a result, pupils achieve well. Pupils are polite, well-mannered and respectful. At social times, pupils eat and play sensibly with their friends. Pupil leadership opportunities, such as those of school ambassadors and librarians, enable them to learn tolerance and empathy for others. The school provides a varied set of experiences for pupils. These include curriculum visits that enhance pupils' learning, such as visiting local museums and going to the theatre. Pupils love clubs that the school run, such as beat boxing. Pupils also benefit from helping provide food and support to the local care home.
What the school should improve
- Assessment in some subjects does not support pupils' learning sufficiently well. This means that pupils have gaps in their learning. The school should support staff to routinely check pupils' understanding of the key content and then use this information to inform future teaching so that gaps in learning and misconceptions are swiftly addressed.
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and in what order. This means staff are not clear about what they are teaching and when. Leaders should continue to identify the key content clearly so teachers are clear about the knowledge pupils need to learn from the early years to the end of key stage 2.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
47 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
449 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near The Oaks Primary School & Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
| Southgate Primary | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| Brook Infant School and Nursery | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Mainwaring
- Phone
- 01293527473
- Address
- Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DP
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- URN
- 138618
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.