Crawley Ridge Infant School

Crawley Ridge Infant School has performed well in its first Ofsted inspection, receiving a good rating across all areas evaluated. The school has shown remarkable improvements under new leadership, especially in curriculum standards and student behavior. The values of 'Ready, Respectful, Safe' are evident in the daily operations and interactions among students and staff. Parents appreciate the positive changes and express satisfaction with the nurturing environment, which supports student safety and well-being.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and improved standards across the curriculum.
• Nurturing and trusting relationships between staff and pupils.
• Positive behavior and attitudes among pupils.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics instruction.
• Effective personal development programs and extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some planning in subjects like art and design technology requires further improvement.
• Teaching strategies do not consistently meet the needs of all pupils.

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 Crawley Ridge Infant School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Crawley Ridge Infant 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 Crawley Ridge Infant School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 14.6% of pupils at Crawley Ridge Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Crawley Ridge Infant School received £6,877 and spent £6,639 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £22,000 (-£113 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, income was £6,223 and spending £6,416 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 Camberley · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Crawley Ridge Infant School is part of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Crawley Ridge Junior School Camberley
• Connaught Junior School Bagshot
• Windlesham Village Infant School Windlesham
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Woking
• St Martin's CofE Primary School Dorking
• Powell Corderoy Primary School Dorking

What is Crawley Ridge Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crawley Ridge Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Crawley Ridge Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crawley Ridge Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Crawley Ridge Infant School have?

Crawley Ridge Infant School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crawley Ridge Infant School cover?

Crawley Ridge Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Crawley Ridge Infant School is at Crawley Ridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2AJ.