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Three Bridges Primary School

Community school · Crawley · RH10 1QG

Ages 3–11 · 600 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.2%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
585

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

77

Places offered

85

1st-preference offers

77

Total preferences (any rank)
176
Preferred offers (top 3)
83
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

600 pupils · 687 places

Pupils on roll
600
Boys / girls
296 / 304
School capacity
687
Capacity fill
600 / 687 (87%)
Free school meals
22.4%
FSM pupils
127
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Trudy Emberson

Location

Address
Gales Place, Three Bridges
Postcode
RH10 1QG
Town
Crawley
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Crawley
Constituency
Crawley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
17 on roll / 21 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Crawley, West Sussex, 600 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 22.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Crawley
44
Primary schools in Crawley
29
Academies among open schools in Crawley
48% (21)
Open schools in RH10
25
Primary in RH10
18
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CrawleyNear RH10

  • Northgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 8DX · West Sussex

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 7EB · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM13.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Pound Hill Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 7EB · West Sussex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand0.81

    0.7 miles away

  • St Andrew's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 6NU · West Sussex

    Ages 2–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand0.87

    0.7 miles away

  • Milton Mount Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 3AG · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • The Oaks Primary School & Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Crawley · RH10 5DP · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand1.05

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Trudy Emberson
Telephone
01293524076
Website
www.threebridgesprimaryschool.co.uk

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