Three Bridges Primary SchoolNorthgate Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crawley.

Summary of the comparison

Three Bridges Primary School and Northgate Primary School are primary schools in Crawley.

  • Three Bridges Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Northgate Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Three Bridges Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Three Bridges Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Northgate Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Three Bridges Primary School and 47.0% for Northgate Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Three Bridges Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Northgate Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Three Bridges Primary School versus Northgate Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CrawleyThree Bridges Primary SchoolCrawleyNorthgate Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking154th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure159th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll654 650
Capacity687 710
LocationCrawley, RH10 1QG Crawley, RH10 8DX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure47.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 2.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census654 650
Free school meals (ever 6)21.5% 26.0%
English as an additional language42.7% 59.7%
SEN support13.9% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.9% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.9% 19.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Three Bridges Primary School

Northgate Primary School

Full profiles: Three Bridges Primary School · Northgate Primary School