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EnglandSouth EastWorthingBN14 0DBVale School, Worthing
Primary

Vale School, Worthing

Primary

Worthing · Worthing · BN14 0DB https://www.valeschool.org/

Pupils
589
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
589
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
589
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Vale School, Worthing · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-6pp
75%72%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
10%8%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
589
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
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
2024/2569%7%79%37%80%11%79%24%84%78%106.0104.0106.013%589
2023/2475%10%86%52%81%10%87%33%82%85%109.0107.0108.011%596
2022/2369%6%85%42%73%8%85%31%82%83%107.0106.0108.0+1.30-1.70+1.4012%606
2018/1972%9%79%30%86%14%86%24%89%86%105.0106.0108.0+0.80-0.30+0.5010%648
2017/1874%7%91%33%87%13%82%23%94%87%107.0105.0108.0+1.80+0.20+0.2014%651
2016/1768%9%78%28%77%17%84%30%80%82%105.0105.0108.0+0.00-0.90+1.1010%642

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
2024/2558922.913%3%7%4%5%
2023/2459622.611%3%7%4%7%
2022/2360623.912%5%7%4%8%
2021/2260826.012%5%8%6%12%
2020/2163325.011%5%9%
2018/1964827.510%7%8%4%4%
2017/1865127.414%7%9%4%4%
2016/1764226.310%7%7%4%3%

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