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Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley RH10 7RA · maidenbowerinfantschool.org.uk · 01293 886324
On the mapSearch near RH10 7RA
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Last distance offered
- 2.24 mi
- 3.60 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 10 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 249
- 92% of 270 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 10” went to a home 2.24 mi (3.60 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 86 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% 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 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 68 | 54 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 72 | 69 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 64 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 10 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.24 mi3.60 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 81
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (25%) with SEND