Colgate Primary School
About Colgate Primary School
Colgate Primary School sits within the West Sussex local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 4 to 11, and ranks 19th out of 35 primary schools in the Horsham area. That places it in the bottom half of its immediate local league table, though the picture is more nuanced when you look at the wider county — it comes 89th out of 226 primary schools across West Sussex. Its top-performing local peers include Barns Green Primary School, Heron Way Primary School, and Aldingbourne Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric used. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Heron Way Primary, about 4.6 kilometres away. Colgate itself has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2012, and its most recent ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all graded Good in the previous graded inspection from December 2017.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
29 Mar 2023Latest monitoring visit (29 Mar 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 23 Jan 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
6Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
13Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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