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Pound Hill Infant Academy

1 live vacancy

Crawley · West Sussex

Primary Academy (converter)Part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 65 member schools: 65 primary schools. Local authorities: Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Birmingham | Buckinghamshire | Croydon | Essex | Havering | Hertfordshire | Kent | Lewisham | Reading | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Telford and Wrekin | Thurrock | Waltham Forest | Warwickshire | West Sussex | Wolverhampton. Regions: East of England | London | South East | West Midlands. — from the REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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Pound Hill Infant Academy is a primary academy in Crawley, West Sussex, part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.

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School information

Official name
Pound Hill Infant Academy
Address
Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Pound Hill Infant Academy
Postcode
RH10 7EB
Country
England
Local authority
West Sussex
Parliamentary constituency
Crawley
URN (official identifier)
142290
Establishment number
2150
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
4–7 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Number of pupils
269
As of November 2026
Capacity
270
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Academy trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
West Sussex
Headteacher
Mr Thomas Jordan
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website
www.poundhillinfantacademy.org.uk
Telephone
01293873975
Date opened
1 Sep 2015

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Pound Hill Infant Academy

2025/26This schoolWest SussexEngland
Pupils269117,3148,355,420
Eligible for free school meals10.8%16.4%26.5%
SEN support17.5%16.0%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)1.9%5.5%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)26.0%13.8%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

3 published inspections for Pound Hill Infant Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · S5 Inspection

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    Personal development
    Outstanding
    Quality of education
    Good
    Early years provision
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and attitudes
    Outstanding
    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Outstanding

    Report published 6 Feb 2025

  2. · S8 Deemed S5

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    Inspected as Pound Hill Infant School (URN 125898)

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Outstanding
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 10 Sept 2014

  3. · Section 5 RTI

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    Inspected as Pound Hill Infant School (URN 125898)

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Outstanding
    Early years provision
    Outstanding
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 10 Jun 2008

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Pound Hill Infant Academy

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolWest SussexEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)5.3%5.1%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)17.8%12.6%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Pound Hill Infant Academy

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £29,450 for 19 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolWest SussexEngland
Pupils eligible7.1%16.6%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£111£221£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Pound Hill Infant Academy

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 269 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

Pound Hill Infant Academy finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolWest Sussex average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£1,749,000
£6,502 per pupil		£6,332£7,179
Total spending£1,657,000
£6,160 per pupil		£6,021£6,721
Teaching staff£998,000
£3,710 per pupil · 60.2%		£3,205 · 53.2%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£59,000
£219 per pupil · 3.6%		£1,099 · 18.3%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£14,000
£52 per pupil · 0.8%		£135 · 2.2%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£14,000
£52 per pupil · 0.8%		£130 · 2.2%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance£92,000
Revenue reserve£0

Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,722 per pupil, supply and agency £326 per pupil — spending up £438 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is Pound Hill Infant Academy?

Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Pound Hill Infant Academy, Crawley, RH10 7EB

01293873975

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