Schools and Education in Crawley Down

There are 54 schools within 5 miles of Crawley Down town centre, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Step by Step School Limited, Forge Wood Primary School and Hazelwick School. Parents should note that 2 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
5
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
28
Outstanding (3) Good (28) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (21)
Step by Step School Limited 3.2 miles Grinstead Lane, Grinstead Lane, Sharpthorne, RH19 4HP Inspected: 20 October 2025 Forge Wood Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Somerley Drive, Crawley, RH10 3SW Inspected: 19 March 2025 Hazelwick School Secondary 3.8 miles Crawley Avenue, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1SX Inspected: 13 November 2023
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary 2 miles Fairway, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3QD Inspected: 10 February 2025 Copthorne CofE Junior School Primary 2.1 miles Church Road, Copthorne, RH10 3RD Inspected: 18 July 2024 Imberhorne School Secondary 2.2 miles Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 1QY Inspected: 20 November 2024 St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Chapmans Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 1JB Inspected: 12 November 2024 Halsford Park Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Manor Road, East Grinstead, RH19 1LR Inspected: 25 January 2023 Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead Primary 2.7 miles Lowdells Lane, Baldwins Hill, East Grinstead, RH19 2AP Inspected: 05 December 2022 The Meads Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Mill Way, East Grinstead, RH19 4DD Inspected: 07 March 2024 Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Primary 3.2 miles Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7EB Inspected: 18 March 2024 Maidenbower Junior School Primary 3.3 miles Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RA Inspected: 06 December 2022 Blackwell Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Blackwell Farm Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3JL Inspected: 18 July 2023 Philpots Manor School 3.4 miles Hook Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4PR Inspected: 15 September 2023 Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Salterns Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7JE Inspected: 22 July 2024 Aurora Redehall School 3.5 miles Redehall Road, Smallfield, RH6 9QA Inspected: 25 September 2025 Serenity School Crawley 3.6 miles Henson Road, Hazelwick Avenue, Crawley, RH10 1QQ Inspected: 15 December 2025 Estcots Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY Inspected: 13 January 2025 Sackville School Secondary 3.6 miles Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY Inspected: 20 June 2024 The Gatwick School All-through 3.8 miles Wheatstone Close, Crawley, RH10 9TP Inspected: 10 June 2024 The Windmill Sure Start Children's Centre 3.9 miles Wheelers Lane, Wheelers Lane, Horley, RH6 9PT Inspected: 27 November 2014 St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary 4 miles Weald Drive, Furnace Green, Crawley, RH10 6NU Inspected: 14 November 2022 Northgate Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 8DX Inspected: 10 March 2022 St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Primary 4.6 miles Southgate Drive, Crawley, RH10 6HD Inspected: 22 September 2023 Dormansland Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Clinton Hill, Dormansland, Lingfield, RH7 6PE Inspected: 10 June 2025 Lingfield Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Vicarage Road, Lingfield, RH7 6HA Inspected: 17 June 2022 Oakwood School Secondary 4.8 miles Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9AE Inspected: 08 December 2023 Southgate Primary Primary 4.9 miles Barrington Road, Southgate, Crawley, RH10 6DG Inspected: 27 November 2023 Michael Hall School 4.9 miles N/A, Priory Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JA Inspected: 18 October 2024 Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Anderson Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5EA Inspected: 15 July 2025 Langshott Primary School Primary 5 miles Smallmead, Langshott, Horley, RH6 9AU Inspected: 18 July 2023
Burstow Park School 2.7 miles Antlands Lane, Burstow, RH6 9TF Inspected: 02 September 2025 Three Bridges Primary School Primary 4 miles Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1QG Inspected: 19 June 2024
Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary 0.3 miles Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA Turners Hill Church of England Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Church Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4PA Copthorne Preparatory School 1.5 miles Effingham Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HR Felbridge Primary School Primary 2 miles Crawley Down Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead, RH19 2NT Worth School 2.6 miles Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, RH10 4SD St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead Primary 2.7 miles Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DS West Hoathly CofE Primary School Primary 3.1 miles North Lane, West Hoathly, Select, RH19 4QG Pound Hill Infant Academy Primary 3.2 miles Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7EB Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary 3.3 miles Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RA Milton Mount Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Lanehurst Gardens, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 3AG Oriel High School Secondary 3.6 miles Matthews Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7XW Burstow Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Wheelers Lane, Smallfield, Horley, RH6 9PT Minerva May School 4.1 miles N/A, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9UU Brambletye School 4.3 miles Lewes Road, Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3PD The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Primary 4.4 miles Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DP Greenfields School 4.7 miles Priory Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JD Lingfield College 4.8 miles Racecourse Road, Lingfield, RH7 6PH Ashurst Wood Primary School Primary 4.8 miles School Lane, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead, RH19 3QW St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Holmans, Street Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UQ Inspected: 24 January 2025 Balcombe Cofe Primary School Primary 4.9 miles London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS Amberley Court School 5 miles County Oak Lane, Crawley, RH11 7XL