Gossops Green Primary

Gossops Green Primary School has made significant progress since its establishment as an academy and is now performing well across various domains. The leadership, led by the principal, has prioritized high standards for education, fostering strong relationships within the community and among parents. As a result, pupils feel safe and happy, displaying a positive attitude towards learning. The early years provision is especially effective, with children settling in quickly and engaging enthusiastically in their learning activities. Teachers are skilled in supporting pupils of all abilities, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), leading to an upward trend in pupil achievement.

Strengths

• Strong leadership provides a clear vision for educational excellence.
• Outstanding early years provision that promotes engagement and independence.
• Pupils behave well and feel safe in a supportive school environment.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High-quality training for staff, leading to improved teaching skills.
• Pupils are eager and successful in reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance remains below the national average for similar schools.
• Curriculum plans in computing, music, and religious education still need enhancement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gossops Green Primary attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Gossops Green Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gossops Green Primary had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.5% of pupils at Gossops Green Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Gossops Green Primary received £6,205 and spent £6,056 for each of its 592 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £192,000 (£324 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Collegiate Trust, income was £7,153 and spending £6,800 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Crawley · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Gossops Green Primary is part of The Collegiate Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Waterfield Primary School Crawley
• Ifield Community College Crawley
• Kenley Primary School Whyteleafe
• Woodcote High School Coulsdon
• Riddlesdown Collegiate Purley
• Courtwood Primary School Croydon
• The Quest Academy South Croydon
• Quest Primary School South Croydon

What is Gossops Green Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gossops Green Primary is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Gossops Green Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Gossops Green Primary was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Gossops Green Primary have?

Gossops Green Primary has 582 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gossops Green Primary cover?

Gossops Green Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Gossops Green Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gossops Green Primary?

Gossops Green Primary is at Kidborough Road, Gossops Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8HW.