Fairway Infant School, Copthorne
Fairway, Crawley, RH10 3QD
171 pupils · 95% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2025, published 9 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 77 | 130 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 59 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 65 | 111 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 54 | 48 | 96 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 56 | 102 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 44 | 92 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 62 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 48 | 92 | 52 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Copthorne CofE Junior School 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Forge Wood Primary School 2.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Milton Mount Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Pound Hill Infant Academy 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Crawley Down Village CofE School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.