Copthorne & Turners Hill

Summary

Copthorne & Turners Hill (E02006605) is part of West Sussex local authority (view on map). Copthorne & Turners Hill has an approximate population of 7,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Copthorne & Turners Hill neighbours Smallfield & Felbridge, Pound Hill, Maidenbower East & Worth, Maidenbower West & Furnace Green, Crawley Down, Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, and Balcombe & Handcross.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Copthorne & Turners Hill is the 24th least deprived area in West Sussex (out of 100) with 18% of children living in low-income families, compared to 28% across West Sussex and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Copthorne & Turners Hill, 12% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in West Sussex and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Copthorne & Turners Hill % in West Sussex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 12% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 88% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Copthorne & Turners Hill, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in West Sussex, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Copthorne & Turners Hill % in West Sussex % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Copthorne & Turners Hill, 19% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 20% in West Sussex, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Copthorne & Turners Hill % in West Sussex % in England
White 80% 81% 67%
Asian 7% 7% 14%
Black 3% 3% 7%
Mixed 6% 7% 7%
Other 3% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Copthorne & Turners Hill with English as an additional language is 12%, compared with 14% in West Sussex, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Copthorne & Turners Hill % in West Sussex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 12% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 86% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Copthorne & Turners Hill has 14 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Copthorne & Turners Hill
All childcare providers 14
Childminders 8
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

In Copthorne & Turners Hill, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Copthorne & Turners Hill. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Copthorne & Turners Hill has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Copthorne & Turners Hill
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Copthorne & Turners Hill since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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