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Turners Hill Church of England Primary School

Primary · Crawley · RH10 4PA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 June 2023

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At a glance

140 pupils · 100% of 140 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
12.1% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.turnershillschool.org.uk/
URN
151827

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 27 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 1.35 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.35 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 27 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Out of area sibling
2423.23 m (≈1.51 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · White Irish 1% (West Sussex 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.6%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,646; 30% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.9%62.3%
Social housing14.5%17.1%
Privately rented24.6%20.5%
Detached houses27.5%22.9%
Flats16.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031722 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£490,00033 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£390,000–£650,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£705,000
Semi-detached (10)£460,000
Terraced (10)£395,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
15a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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