Gossops Green Primary

Academy converter·Primary school Crawley, West Sussex·RH11 8HW
Composite score
39.5
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National rank
#1651
In South East
#143
In West Sussex
Top 75%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
76 first choices, 78 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
157
any preference, for 78 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
0.9620220.9720231.0020240.9420250.972026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Gossops Green Primary first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
592
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
29.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,701
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Gossops Green Primary is a primary school serving Crawley, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 592 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Gossops Green Primary 'Good'. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Gossops Green Primary their first choice was offered one of its 78 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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