Maidenbower Junior School

Crawley · RH10 7RA

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 559 pupils, 12.9% FSM

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Maidenbower Junior School

General Information

Address: Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RA – View on map
Phone: 01293883758
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Simon Pike
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

559 pupils out of 600 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 72
% eligible for free school meals: 12.9%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Crawley average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 4.5% a year (Crawley 15.9%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 18% moved to another school, 82% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 29 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 28 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Crawley average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 59% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 72% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 148 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCrawley averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Crawley average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 11th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#9St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley67%
#10The Bewbush Academy64%
=11Maidenbower Junior School63%
=11Waterfield Primary School63%
#13Milton Mount Primary School62%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School85%
=2Hilltop Primary School79%
=2Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley79%
=4Broadfield Primary Academy77%
=4Seymour Primary School77%
#6The Mill Primary Academy76%
#7The Oaks Primary School & Nursery72%
#8Langley Green Primary69%
#9St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley67%
#10The Bewbush Academy64%
=11Maidenbower Junior School63%
=11Waterfield Primary School63%
#13Milton Mount Primary School62%
=14Gossops Green Primary59%
=14The Gatwick School59%
#16Three Bridges Primary School53%
=17Desmond Anderson Primary Academy51%
=17Forge Wood Primary School51%
#19St Andrew's CofE Primary School48%
=20Northgate Primary School47%
=20West Green Primary School47%
#22Southgate Primary45%

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1st of 2 junior schools in Crawley for Ofsted rating

#1Maidenbower Junior SchoolGood
#2Pound Hill Junior School, CrawleyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Maidenbower Junior SchoolGood
#2Pound Hill Junior School, CrawleyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,428 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 2 junior schools in Crawley for spending per pupil

#1Maidenbower Junior School£6,428
#2Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley£5,992

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Maidenbower Junior School£6,428
#2Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley£5,992

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