The Oaks Primary School & NurseryDesmond Anderson Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.

Summary of the comparison

The Oaks Primary School & Nursery and Desmond Anderson Primary Academy are primary schools in Crawley.

The Oaks Primary School & Nursery scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Desmond Anderson Primary Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Oaks Primary School & Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery was judged the expected standard and Desmond Anderson Primary Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for The Oaks Primary School & Nursery and 51.0% for Desmond Anderson Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Oaks Primary School & Nursery (59.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Desmond Anderson Primary Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

The Oaks Primary School & Nursery versus Desmond Anderson Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	CrawleyThe Oaks Primary School & Nursery	CrawleyDesmond Anderson Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C56/100Stronger figure	D45/100
Local ranking	92nd of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure	147th of 218 in West Sussex
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	447	434
Capacity	420	440
Location	Crawley, RH10 5DP	Crawley, RH10 5EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0% Stronger figure	51.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	11.0% Stronger figure	2.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	106.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	102.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	447	434
Free school meals (ever 6)	21.9%	23.9%
English as an additional language	27.5%	22.4%
SEN support	12.8%	18.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.8%	7.6%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.1% Stronger figure	5.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	11.4% Stronger figure	13.4%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.