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Fairway Infant School, Copthorne
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley RH10 3QD · fairwayinfant.co.uk · 01342 713691
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Last distance offered
- 0.60 mi
- 0.97 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 5 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 171
- 95% of 180 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 5” went to a home 0.60 mi (968 m) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.60 mi0.97 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Fairway Infant School, Copthorne was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 73
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND