Three Bridges Primary School
Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Trudy Emberson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 687
- Pupils on roll
- 600
- URN
- 125901
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293524076
About this school
Three Bridges Primary School is a community primary school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 600 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 92 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 41% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 49% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 58% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Three Bridges Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 679 |
| 2023/24 | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Three Bridges Primary School compares
Three Bridges Primary School ranked 136th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.7% | 21.5% | 600 | — |
| Northgate Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 26% | 649 | 0.6 miles |
| Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley | 79% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 352 | 0.7 miles |
| Pound Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.7% | 7.4% | 269 | 0.7 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 48% | 4% | 15.9% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Milton Mount Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 15.8% | 618 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.49%
- English as an additional language
- 42.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.71%
- Persistent absence
- 19.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Pound Hill Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Milton Mount Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Three Bridges Primary School ranks 16th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Crawley.
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Three Bridges Primary School teach?
- Three Bridges Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Three Bridges Primary School?
- The headteacher of Three Bridges Primary School is Mrs Trudy Emberson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Three Bridges Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Bridges Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Three Bridges Primary School?
- Three Bridges Primary School has 600 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Three Bridges Primary School full?
- Three Bridges Primary School has capacity for 687 pupils and 600 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Three Bridges Primary School a faith school?
- No. Three Bridges Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Three Bridges Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Three Bridges Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Three Bridges Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Three Bridges Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Three Bridges Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Three Bridges Primary School rank locally?
- Three Bridges Primary School ranked 136th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Three Bridges Primary School's absence rate?
- Three Bridges Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Three Bridges Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Three Bridges Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.