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Chesswood Junior School

Primary

Worthing · Worthing · BN11 2AA www.homefield-primary.co.uk

Pupils
642
cap. 720
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
12 Sep 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

10 reports
5 Dec 2017
Full inspectionGood
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20 Jan 2017
Monitoring visit
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24 Nov 2015
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Worthing. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
53%
0pp
LA
59%
England
63%
65%56%46%
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RWM higher
2%
-1pp
LA
6%
England
8%
10%6%2%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
717
cap. 720
717636554
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
LA AVG 20.96:1
22.420.919.3
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EAL
26%
LA AVG 12.14%
26%22%18%
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FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 15.11%
24%21%19%
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SEN
32%
LA AVG 18.48%
32%24%16%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
13%
LA
12%
England
13%
16%11%6%
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Overview

Address53 Chesswood Road, West Sussex, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Telephone01903204141
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6258 spend / pupil£6246 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2553%2%717
2023/2453%3%560
2022/2355%4%-0.90-1.40-2.30560
2018/1965%10%-0.40-2.00+0.00642
2017/1864%8%-0.40-2.20-1.10577
2016/1746%2%-1.60-2.90-2.50554
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2567%31%70%2%65%21%80%67%104.0103.0104.032%
2023/2470%29%63%3%69%20%70%71%104.0103.0105.032%
2022/2370%29%70%7%63%18%82%66%104.0102.0104.032%
2018/1977%28%71%15%79%27%85%71%104.0105.0105.022%
2017/1878%36%73%15%74%27%78%74%106.0104.0105.018%
2016/1764%20%64%4%58%16%76%64%103.0102.0103.016%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 31 Aug 2024 (was URN 125960)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2571719.332%26%19%5%13%
2023/2456020.732%23%22%6%16%
2022/2356019.932%23%24%6%15%
2021/2259922.028%20%23%6%14%
2020/2161221.425%21%21%
2018/1964222.422%18%20%4%7%
2017/1857722.418%18%20%4%8%
2016/1755420.216%18%21%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.