Community school · West Sussex

Three Bridges Primary School

3–11Ages
600Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125901URN

Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

134 applications for 50 places · 70th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 50 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	134	2.7	47	0.94
Sep 2025	57	146	2.6	50	0.88
Sep 2024	85	176	2.1	77	0.91
Sep 2023	81	175	2.2	74	0.91
Sep 2022	90	193	2.1	84	0.93
Sep 2021	84	205	2.4	84	1.00
Sep 2020	90	202	2.2	88	0.98
Sep 2019	90	210	2.3	82	0.91
Sep 2018	77	183	2.4	69	0.90
Sep 2017	85	177	2.1	70	0.82
Sep 2016	90	228	2.5	83	0.92
Sep 2015	90	214	2.4	70	0.78
Sep 2014	90	167	1.9	74	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 57% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%127th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard23%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	105	104
2023/24	41%	0%	103	100
2022/23	40%	1%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Three Bridges Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley
1.1 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

79%met the SATs standard
Pound Hill Infant Academy
1.1 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Milton Mount Primary School
1.2 km · West Sussex

2026

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery
1.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery
1.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125901 · 938/2153
Capacity: 687 pupils · 600 on roll
Free school meals: 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Three Bridges Junior School (URN 125907)
Address: Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1QG
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources