Northgate Primary School
Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 8DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Headteacher Amanda Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 649
- URN
- 133973
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293526737
About this school
Northgate Primary School is a community primary school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 649 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 90 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 38% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 58% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 53% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 64% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Northgate 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 | 37% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 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 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 658 |
| 2023/24 | 654 |
| 2024/25 | 650 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northgate Primary School compares
Northgate Primary School ranked 157th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.3% | 26% | 649 | — |
| Three Bridges Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 21.5% | 600 | 0.6 miles |
| West Green Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 27.4% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Langley Green Primary | 69% | 6% | 26% | 472 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.8% | 13.6% | 422 | 0.9 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley | 67% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 415 | 0.9 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)
- 25.97%
- English as an additional language
- 59.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 19.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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Three Bridges Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
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West Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Langley Green Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Northgate Primary School ranks 22nd 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 ages does Northgate Primary School teach?
- Northgate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the head teacher of Northgate Primary School?
- The head teacher of Northgate Primary School is Headteacher Amanda Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northgate 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 many pupils are at Northgate Primary School?
- Northgate Primary School has 649 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northgate Primary School full?
- Northgate Primary School has capacity for 710 pupils and 649 on roll (91%), 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 Northgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Northgate Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Northgate Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northgate Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Northgate Primary School ranked 157th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Northgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northgate 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 1 July 2026.