Forge Wood Primary School
Somerley Drive, Crawley, RH10 3SWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Forge Wood Primary School is a primary school in Crawley for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 11th of 22 primary schools in Crawley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2019, report published 24 June 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming school. There are many opportunities to develop their personalities and leadership skills. Pupils learn about their responsibilities for the environment while litter picking or celebrating 'world clean energy day'. They show kindness and consideration for each other. Older pupils help younger ones at lunch times. They work together to fundraise for charities in mixed-age groups. The school is ambitious that pupils will achieve highly and be self-assured in their knowledge of the curriculum. Pupils learn how to be resilient. They frequently practise what they have learned until they have the knowledge of key grammatical and mathematical facts at their fingertips. In doing so, they develop personal stamina and highly positive habits for learning. Pupils achieve well overall. Pupils behave exceptionally well. Staff act as excellent role models. Expectations are consistent throughout the school. Pupils are taught to understand different emotions. Pupils learn how emotions such as fear and anger can make them act. They are taught ways of helping themselves feel ready to learn. Pupils rightly feel safe in the knowledge that if they are worried, adults in school will listen to them and help them.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge in reading and writing. As a result, they sometimes struggle with fluency, and this prevents them from achieving as highly as they could. The school should ensure that staff have the ongoing support needed to teach the new reading and writing curriculum to the same high standards as other areas of the curriculum.
- Some pupils arrive at school late. This means they have gaps in their learning and do not attain as well as they could. The school should strengthen its work to increase punctuality.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
59 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
420 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Forge Wood Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Mount Primary School | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 62% met the expected standard |
| Pound Hill Infant Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Not published |
| Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
| Fairway Infant School, Copthorne | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Three Bridges Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 53% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katharine Holman
- Phone
- 01293850651
- Address
- Somerley Drive, Crawley, RH10 3SW
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- URN
- 140651
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.