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The Bewbush Academy

Dorsten Place, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8XW

Local ranking107th of 218 primary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
85.0%
Maths (Expected)
74.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
58.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
89

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
482
Boys
242 (50%)
Girls
240 (50%)
Capacity
630 (77% full)
SEND
11.2%
FSM Eligible
33.0%
EAL
42.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.1%
SEN Support
9.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
23.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,224/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 42.7%
  • White Other: 17.5%
  • Black African: 9.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.3%
  • Asian Indian: 3.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
  • Mixed Other: 3.3%
  • Black Other: 3.1%

42.7%

White British

17.5%

White Other

9.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138050
UKPRN
10037078
Establishment No.
2004
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

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