Community school · West Sussex

Northgate Primary School

3–11Ages
649Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133973URN

Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 8DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

140 applications for 70 places · 141st of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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: Good · 11 January 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

140 applications · 70 places offered · 67 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 13 years.

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	70	140	2.0	67	0.96
Sep 2025	90	159	1.8	83	0.92
Sep 2024	75	152	2.0	67	0.89
Sep 2023	63	148	2.4	57	0.90
Sep 2022	72	139	1.9	59	0.82
Sep 2021	73	150	2.1	64	0.88
Sep 2020	64	146	2.3	51	0.80
Sep 2019	58	153	2.6	50	0.86
Sep 2018	64	140	2.2	49	0.77
Sep 2017	63	135	2.1	55	0.87
Sep 2016	86	163	1.9	69	0.80
Sep 2015	89	184	2.1	76	0.85
Sep 2014	88	171	1.9	86	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 60% · Maths 66% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%152nd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	47%	2%	103	103
2023/24	38%	0%	103	101
2022/23	37%	0%	102	101

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

Northgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Three Bridges Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2024

4.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Langley Green Primary
1.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

2026

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
1.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.7applications per place
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

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

2026

2.7applications per place 62%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: 133973 · 938/3364
Capacity: 710 pupils · 649 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 8DX
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

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