Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
You apply for a Year 3 place, at a junior school or a primary school with room, through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 14 January 2025
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Fairway Infant School, Copthorne.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
93%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
73 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 42% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
97% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
100% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
95% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
55% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
97% agreeFairway Infant School, Copthorne's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 4 February 2016. Ofsted inspected it again on 14 January 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
No. Distance only counts when Fairway Infant School, Copthorne has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, West Sussex, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.