Editing Crawley (section)

== Education ==
{{See also|Schools in Crawley, West Sussex}}
[[File:Central Sussex College 01.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The main building of Central Sussex College]]
[[File:Broadfield House, Crawley (IoE Code 363333).jpg|thumb|Broadfield House, which now houses the Atelier 21 Future School]]
Maintained primary and secondary schools were reorganised in 2004 following the [[Local Education Authority]]'s decision to change the town's [[three-tier education|three-tier]] system of [[First school|first]], [[Middle school|middle]] and secondary schools to a more standard primary/secondary divide.<ref name="aot">{{cite web|url=http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistant%20Chief%20Exec/Communications/Press%20Releases.nsf/0/1bd371a07ce7eccc80256b410037d4c7?OpenDocument&Click=|title=Stage two consultation on age of transfer for Crawley schools|access-date=31 July 2007|publisher=West Sussex County Council|date=13 January 2002|work=Press Releases|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011654/http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistant%20Chief%20Exec/Communications/Press%20Releases.nsf/0/1bd371a07ce7eccc80256b410037d4c7?OpenDocument&Click=|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Since the restructuring, Crawley has had 17 primary schools (including two [[Church of England]] and two Roman Catholic) and four pairs of [[Infant school|infant]] and [[junior School]]s. Most of these were opened in 2004; others changed their status at this date (for example, from a middle to a junior school). Secondary education is provided at one of six secondary schools:
* [[Ifield Community College]]
* [[Hazelwick School]]
* [[Holy Trinity School, Crawley|Holy Trinity Church of England School]]
* [[Oriel High School]]
* [[St Wilfrid's Catholic School, Crawley|St Wilfrid's Catholic School]]
* [[Thomas Bennett Community College]]
All six of these have a [[sixth form]], the newest opening at Oriel High in September 2008.

There is also a primary / secondary School called The Gatwick School, which is a Free School that opened in 2014. It currently has 4 years, R, 1, 7 and 8.<ref name="schs">{{cite web|url=http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/school-list/all-establishments---by-major-town/crawley/ |title=Educational Establishments by Major Town: Crawley |access-date=31 July 2007 |publisher=West Sussex County Council |year=2007 |work=West Sussex Grid for Learning |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011716/http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/school-list/all-establishments---by-major-town/crawley/ |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> The schools at Ifield and Thomas Bennett are also bases for the [[Local Authority]]'s [[adult education]] programmes.<ref name="AE">{{cite web|url=http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/school-list/all-establishments---by-type/adult-education-centres/|title=Adult Educational Centres|access-date=31 July 2007|publisher=West Sussex County Council|year=2007|work=West Sussex Grid for Learning|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701222506/http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/school-list/all-establishments---by-type/adult-education-centres/|archive-date=1 July 2007}}</ref>
Pupils with [[special needs]] are educated at the two [[special school]]s in the town, each of which covers the full spectrum of needs: Manor Green Primary School and Manor Green College.

Desmond Anderson, based in [[Tilgate]] converted to Academy status in February 2017 and is now part of the University of Brighton Academies Trust.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/education/primary-school-converts-to-academy-status-1-7801055 |title=Primary school converts to academy status |work=Crawley Observer |date=1 February 2017 |access-date=26 August 2018 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150209/https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/education/primary-school-converts-to-academy-status-1-7801055 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Atelier 21 Future School for up to 120 pupils aged 4 to 14 years, based in [[Broadfield House, Crawley|Broadfield House]], opened on 24 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147911| title=Atelier 21 Future School - government listing| access-date=2 September 2020| publisher=GOV.UK| archive-date=22 January 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122234900/https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147911| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Further education]] is provided by [[Central Sussex College]]. Opened in 1958 as Crawley Technical College,<ref name="ctc">{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18425#s5 |title=Crawley New Town:Further Education |access-date=31 July 2007 |publisher=British History Online |year=1987 |author=Hudson, T.P. (Ed) |work=A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 3: Bramber Rape (North-Eastern Part) including Crawley New Town |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311021134/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=18425 |archive-date=11 March 2007 }}</ref> it merged with other local colleges to form the new institute in August 2005.<ref name="csc">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralsussex.ac.uk/news/newsdisplay.asp?newsid=152|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927160249/http://www.centralsussex.ac.uk/news/newsdisplay.asp?newsid=152|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2006|title=Central Sussex College – A New Era|access-date=31 July 2007|publisher=Central Sussex College|year=2005|work=Central Sussex College website}}</ref> The college also provides higher education courses in partnership with the universities at [[University of Chichester|Chichester]] and [[University of Sussex|Sussex]]. In 2004, a proposal was made for an additional campus of the [[University of Sussex]] to be created in Crawley, but as of 2008 no conclusion has been reached.<ref name="ssx">{{cite web|url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/16jul04/article1.shtml|title=Innovative new campus set for Crawley, not Horsham|access-date=31 July 2007|publisher=University of Sussex|date=16 June 2004|work=Bulletin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907101304/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/16jul04/article1.shtml|archive-date=7 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>