The Oaks Primary School & Nursery

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good

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

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

47 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%

72%, 10 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths11%

11%, 3 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

449 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals20.3%

20.3%, 6.2 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language28.3%

28.3%, 6.7 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.1%

17.1%, 2.3 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.2%

2.2%, 3.8 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

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
Website: oaks-tkat.org (opens in a new tab)
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.