Seymour Primary School

Seymour Primary School demonstrates significant improvement since its last inspection, showcasing a positive and inclusive environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The pupils take pride in their achievements, supported by a robust curriculum that encourages high expectations and effective learning strategies. With a strong focus on cultural diversity and values such as courage, curiosity, and compassion, the school fosters a sense of community and belonging among its students. The effective use of resources, including targeted support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, contributes to the overall success of the school's educational practices.

Strengths

• The school has a warm and friendly atmosphere that supports pupil well-being.
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well due to high expectations and effective teaching.
• Curriculum design is broad and balanced, effectively linking knowledge across subjects.
• Exceptional teaching of reading, with targeted support for all learners.
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and fosters a positive learning environment.
• The school effectively prepares pupils for life in modern Britain through diverse experiences.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Seymour Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Seymour Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Seymour Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at Seymour Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Seymour Primary School received £7,058 and spent £7,352 for each of its 445 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£449 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Kemnal Academies Trust, income was £8,501 and spending £8,452 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Crawley · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Seymour Primary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust, which runs 45 schools. The nearest others:

• Broadfield Primary Academy Crawley
• Hilltop Primary School Crawley
• Thomas Bennett Community College Crawley
• The Bewbush Academy Crawley
• The Mill Primary Academy Crawley
• The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Crawley
• Weyfield Primary Academy Guildford
• Gray's Farm Primary Academy Orpington
• Kemnal Technology College Sidcup
• Orchards Academy Swanley

What is Seymour Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Seymour Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Seymour Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Seymour Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Seymour Primary School have?

Seymour Primary School has 455 pupils on roll.

What age range does Seymour Primary School cover?

Seymour Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Seymour Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Seymour Primary School?

Seymour Primary School is at Seymour Road, Broadfield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9ES.