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EnglandSouth EastArunBN12 5DUFerring C of E Primary School
Primary

Ferring C of E Primary School

Primary

Arun · Worthing · BN12 5DU www.ferring.w-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
178
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Ferring C of E Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
+41pp
71%48%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
52%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
178
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5DU
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%4%70%22%70%4%74%17%91%52%104.0104.0100.015%178
2023/2429%0%63%21%71%4%54%4%96%54%104.0100.0101.013%173
2022/2325%3%56%19%63%6%44%13%81%44%102.0100.0101.0-3.60-2.60-3.7014%185
2018/1956%4%72%20%68%12%72%16%84%76%103.0102.0105.0+0.30-0.40-1.3011%198
2017/1871%13%88%33%79%17%83%21%83%79%108.0105.0107.0+2.20+0.10+1.4010%191
2016/1753%0%77%30%53%0%73%13%77%67%105.0104.0104.0+0.30-5.10-1.2013%206

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517827.815%7%11%5%12%
2023/2417320.613%6%14%6%13%
2022/2318522.314%4%15%6%16%
2021/2218522.712%3%15%7%22%
2020/2119922.713%2%13%
2018/1919822.311%0%10%4%8%
2017/1819120.510%0%6%4%9%
2016/1720621.713%1%7%4%11%

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