Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery

Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery is a community school in Crawley, West Sussex. The school has 242 pupils on roll.

Community school Primary Ages 3–7 242 PupilsURN 125962

Ofsted Report

Inspected July 2025

Quality of EducationGood

Behaviour and AttitudesOutstanding

Personal DevelopmentOutstanding

Leadership and ManagementOutstanding

Early Years ProvisionOutstanding

Safeguarding✓ Effective

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Key Indicators

Infant school overview — Reception to Year 2

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Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Early Years (EYFS)

Nat. avg: 95.7%

94.8%↓ -1pp

Attendance Rate

Nat. avg: 20.4

21.0↓ -1pp

Pupil : Teacher

Nat. avg: 23.8%

8.3%↓ -15pp

Free School Meals

Nat. avg: 13.0%

14.0%↑ +1pp

SEN Support

242 / 270

90%

Capacity

Nat. avg: 12%

4.3%↑ +8pp

Teacher Turnover

About infant schools — Infant schools educate children aged 4–7 (Reception to Year 2). Academic progress is assessed through the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, rather than KS2 SATs which are taken in Year 6 at junior or primary schools.

About

School overview

Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery is a community school in Crawley, West Sussex. The school has 242 pupils on roll.

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School Details

Headteacher

Laura Roberts

Age Range

3 — 7

School Hours

07:55 – 12:30