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EnglandSouth EastMid SussexRH15 9SUSouthway Junior School
Primary

Southway Junior School

Primary

Mid Sussex · Burgess Hill · RH15 9SU www.southwayjunior.co.uk

Pupils
362
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
362
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
362
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southway Junior School · Primary · West Sussex

Finance£5311 spend / pupil£5357 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+8pp
73%66%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
7%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
88%
LA AVG 69.61%
SPAG higher standard
48%
LA AVG 23.19%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.65
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.91
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
362
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Southway, Burgess Hill, RH15 9SU
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
2024/2573%7%82%46%76%10%87%29%78%88%108.0106.0109.017%362
2023/2465%2%81%46%66%3%84%35%78%85%107.0106.0108.011%353
2022/2359%1%73%29%66%2%71%24%64%80%105.0103.0106.0+0.80-0.10+0.6014%349
2018/1964%3%78%26%82%8%79%16%88%82%104.0104.0107.0-1.30-1.90-1.5017%353
2017/1869%6%76%32%78%8%83%30%80%88%106.0106.0108.0-2.00-3.90-1.8017%354
2016/1758%0%76%27%64%0%76%24%71%77%105.0104.0105.0-2.50-5.90-2.7024%336

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
2024/2536226.617%12%17%4%9%
2023/2435323.111%8%16%4%9%
2022/2334928.414%8%19%6%14%
2021/2234830.016%8%16%7%18%
2020/2135325.519%10%15%
2018/1935321.917%8%13%4%8%
2017/1835424.817%9%17%4%7%
2016/1733619.924%6%15%4%9%

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