Primary school

Northgate Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • RH10 8DX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,876 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 77%77% · 2018/192022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East−9 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score103 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East−8.9 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below+5.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 60 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 44% · 59 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 47% · 57 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 56% · 59 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 37% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 38% · 89 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 47% · 88 pupils · South East 64%56%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 60 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 5% · 59 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 5% · 57 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 59 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 89 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 88 pupils · South East 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 89 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 88 pupils · South East 106103100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 60 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 59 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 57 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 89 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 88 pupils · South East 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
67 of 67 who put it first2014 · 90.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6767
2nd371
3rd362

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2012–2022

  1. 2012Good
  2. 2015Requires improvement
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2019Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026649
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.0%
First language not English59.7%
SEN support12.2%
EHC plan6.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils19.5%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

91.4% full · 710 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 27.9
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 41
  • Other support 8.9

Teachers 31.7 FTE · Whole workforce 81.7 · 115 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,451
Spend per pupil£7,557
Staff spend per pupil£6,169
Reserve per pupil£104
  • +£67,362revenue reserve
  • −£68,780in-year balance

Grants £7,223 · self-generated £228 · premises £335 per pupil