OFSTED
1 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
445
438 full-time ·
7 part-time
Female pupils
234
52.6% of pupils
Male pupils
211
47.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.9 pts
above England
School
26.7%
Arun
19.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.5 pts
above England
School
23.8%
Arun
12.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Arun
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
326
Any other White background
16.6%
74
Bangladeshi
3.1%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
9
African
1.3%
6
White and Black African
1.1%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
76 of
445 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
Arun
69.0%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Writing
12.3 pts below England
School
58.0%
Arun
66.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Arun
67.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.38 pts
lower than
England
School
5.84%
Arun
6.47%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.61 pts
higher than
England
School
16.43%
Arun
16.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Arun
1.75%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.2%
22.9 pts
below England
Southway Primary School
65.2%
Arun
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.