Southgate Primary
Barrington Road, Southgate, Crawley, RH10 6DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Taylor
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 144599
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293525966
About this school
Southgate Primary is a primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 267 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 59 | 39 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 33% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 59% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 64% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 56% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Southgate Primary 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 | 34% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 330 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 280 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southgate Primary compares
Southgate Primary ranked 163rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6% | 36.1% | 267 | — |
| Hilltop Primary School | 79% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 658 | 0.2 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley | 67% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | 51% | 5.5% | 23.9% | 434 | 0.5 miles |
| Broadfield Primary Academy | 77% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 502 | 0.6 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 449 | 0.7 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)
- 36.07%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hilltop Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Crawley
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Desmond Anderson Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Broadfield Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
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The Oaks Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Southgate Primary ranks 23rd 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 Southgate Primary teach?
- Southgate Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Southgate Primary?
- The headteacher of Southgate Primary is Miss Charlotte Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southgate Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southgate Primary, 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 Southgate Primary?
- Southgate Primary has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Southgate Primary full?
- Southgate Primary has capacity for 360 pupils and 267 on roll (74%), 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 Southgate Primary a faith school?
- No. Southgate Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Southgate Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southgate Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Southgate Primary?
- Southgate Primary is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southgate Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southgate Primary rank locally?
- Southgate Primary ranked 163rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southgate Primary's absence rate?
- Southgate Primary's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southgate Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southgate Primary'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 10 July 2026.