The Mill Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Crawley (West Sussex).
KS2 RWM expected
76%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
86%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
85%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.3
▲ 1.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
24.9%
same England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
531 / 630 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Mill Primary Academy is a primary school located in Crawley, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 545 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 630. It is part of the THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Sophie Gosden.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Lego
- Music
- Rugby
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 139958
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Senlika Steulet | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann Woolfe | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Haywood | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Senlika Steulet | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Nichola Jones | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sophie Gosden | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Ms Julie Whitington Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Samantha Stone Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Naiha Bij Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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