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Fairway Infant School, Copthorne

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personMiss Emma Singleton

location_onCrawley, RH10 3QD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

173

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Fairway Infant School, Copthorne is a Community school primary school in Crawley, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Fairway Infant School, Copthorne is a community school in Crawley, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 175 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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16 October 2019

Inspection Report

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04 February 2016

Inspection Report

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10 January 2014

Inspection Report

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24 October 2013

Inspection Report

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18 June 2009

Inspection Report

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29 June 2006

Inspection Report

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19 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 175 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	164	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	168	2	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

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Fairway Infant School, Copthorne

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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