Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2019
Overview of Desmond Anderson Primary Academy · Primary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 51% | 2% | 72% | 22% | 71% | 3% | 68% | 9% | 80% | 62% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 26% | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 0% | 62% | 22% | 71% | 3% | 55% | 7% | 72% | 57% | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 434 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 0% | 64% | 21% | 62% | 2% | 69% | 18% | 79% | 66% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.30 | -2.10 | -0.90 | 25% | 450 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 11% | 68% | 19% | 74% | 13% | 77% | 21% | 68% | 74% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | -2.40 | -1.70 | -1.90 | 28% | 402 |
| 2017/18 | 35% | 2% | 69% | 15% | 42% | 2% | 54% | 8% | 50% | 63% | 103.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | -2.10 | -6.20 | -4.30 | — | 392 |
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.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 434 | 22.4 | 26% | 22% | 24% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 434 | 21.5 | 22% | 24% | 28% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 450 | 20.5 | 25% | 25% | 29% | 7% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 438 | — | 27% | 23% | 24% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 445 | 21.2 | 22% | 18% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 402 | 20.8 | 28% | 20% | 20% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | — | 21.7 | — | — | — | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.