Three Bridges Primary School

Crawley · RH10 1QG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 600 pupils, 22.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Three Bridges Primary School

General Information

Address: Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1QG – View on map
Phone: 01293524076
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Trudy Emberson
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 47 families put it first for 50 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

600 pupils out of 687 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 127
% eligible for free school meals: 22.4%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Crawley average)
English as an additional language: 45% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.4% a year (Crawley 15.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 47% moved to another school, 53% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Speech, language and communication 21 places · 17 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 51 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 17 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 16 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 53% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the Crawley average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 44% against an expected 69%)
3-year average (expected standard): 44%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 57% · Maths 65% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 58%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCrawley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the Crawley average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 16th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

=14Gossops Green Primary59%
=14The Gatwick School59%
#16Three Bridges Primary School53%
=17Desmond Anderson Primary Academy51%
=17Forge Wood Primary School51%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School85%
=2Hilltop Primary School79%
=2Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley79%
=4Broadfield Primary Academy77%
=4Seymour Primary School77%
#6The Mill Primary Academy76%
#7The Oaks Primary School & Nursery72%
#8Langley Green Primary69%
#9St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley67%
#10The Bewbush Academy64%
=11Maidenbower Junior School63%
=11Waterfield Primary School63%
#13Milton Mount Primary School62%
=14Gossops Green Primary59%
=14The Gatwick School59%
#16Three Bridges Primary School53%
=17Desmond Anderson Primary Academy51%
=17Forge Wood Primary School51%
#19St Andrew's CofE Primary School48%
=20Northgate Primary School47%
=20West Green Primary School47%
#22Southgate Primary45%

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14th of 14 primary schools in Crawley for Ofsted rating

#12St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13West Green Primary SchoolGood
#14Three Bridges Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Forge Wood Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Broadfield Primary AcademyGood
#3Desmond Anderson Primary AcademyGood
#4Gossops Green PrimaryGood
#5Hilltop Primary SchoolGood
#6Langley Green PrimaryGood
#7Northgate Primary SchoolGood
#8Seymour Primary SchoolGood
#9Southgate PrimaryGood
#10St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, CrawleyGood
#12St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13West Green Primary SchoolGood
#14Three Bridges Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,619 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 20 primary schools in Crawley for spending per pupil

#4West Green Primary School£6,892
#5Southgate Primary£6,818
#6Three Bridges Primary School£6,619
#7Langley Green Primary£6,511
#8Desmond Anderson Primary Academy£6,385

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School£7,350
#2Northgate Primary School£6,963
#3St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,920
#4West Green Primary School£6,892
#5Southgate Primary£6,818
#6Three Bridges Primary School£6,619
#7Langley Green Primary£6,511
#8Desmond Anderson Primary Academy£6,385
#9Seymour Primary School£6,317
#10Waterfield Primary School£6,309
#11The Bewbush Academy£6,224
#12Broadfield Primary Academy£6,196
#13St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley£5,934
#14Gossops Green Primary£5,701
#15Forge Wood Primary School£5,675
#16Milton Mount Primary School£5,641
#17St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£5,621
#18The Mill Primary Academy£5,523
#19Hilltop Primary School£5,379
#20The Oaks Primary School & Nursery£5,065

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