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Primary

Southway Primary School

Primary

Arun · Bognor Regis · PO21 5EZ www.southwayprimary.co.uk

Pupils
495
cap. 682
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
495
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
495
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Southway Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-8pp
60%52%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
495
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
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
2024/2552%4%66%23%58%5%73%14%90%53%103.0103.0100.015%495
2023/2460%3%71%28%68%8%69%22%83%49%104.0103.0100.016%525
2022/2343%0%55%10%65%0%69%10%86%44%101.0103.099.0-2.70-1.00-0.5015%554
2018/1946%0%53%17%72%1%69%5%79%47%100.0101.099.0-3.40-3.00-2.2020%614
2017/1850%6%60%10%73%15%67%11%70%58%101.0102.0102.0-3.10-1.10-1.2020%638
2016/1738%2%44%12%72%9%60%9%76%44%99.0100.099.0-6.10-2.50-4.0011%649

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
2024/2549521.215%21%30%6%16%
2023/2452522.516%21%28%7%23%
2022/2355424.915%21%28%6%20%
2021/2255423.416%18%26%8%23%
2020/2157922.416%19%24%
2018/1961422.320%22%26%4%7%
2017/1863822.120%19%29%4%8%
2016/1764923.411%16%28%4%7%

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