Woodgate Primary Academy
41 Bellevue Farm Road, Pease Pottage, Crawley, RH11 9GT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Neller
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Sussex Learning Trust
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 149522
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444461329
About this school
Woodgate Primary Academy is a primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodgate Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Woodgate Primary Academy 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 | — | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodgate Primary Academy compares
Woodgate Primary Academy ranked 151st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.3% | 27% | 169 | — |
| Broadfield Primary Academy | 77% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 502 | 0.9 miles |
| Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | 51% | 5.5% | 23.9% | 434 | 1.0 miles |
| Seymour Primary School | 77% | 4.7% | 32% | 455 | 1.1 miles |
| Hilltop Primary School | 79% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 658 | 1.4 miles |
| Southgate Primary | 45% | 6% | 36.1% | 267 | 1.4 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)
- 26.96%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 18.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadfield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Seymour Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Hilltop Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Southgate Primary1.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Woodgate Primary Academy ranks 19th 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 Woodgate Primary Academy teach?
- Woodgate Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodgate Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Woodgate Primary Academy is Mrs Sarah Neller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodgate Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodgate Primary Academy, 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 Woodgate Primary Academy?
- Woodgate Primary Academy has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodgate Primary Academy full?
- Woodgate Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 169 on roll (161%), so it is at or above 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 Woodgate Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodgate Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodgate Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodgate Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodgate Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodgate Primary Academy is part of SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodgate Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2023/24 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodgate Primary Academy compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Woodgate Primary Academy ranked 151st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodgate Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Woodgate Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodgate Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodgate Primary Academy'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 15 July 2026.