Western Road Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
114406
Address
Southover High Street, BN7 1JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
211 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.1%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.1%
Mixed 8%
Other White 6.2%
Chinese 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2023-2024 Other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.2
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 3230%
England average 0%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 319%
England average 0%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 95

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 87
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Western Road Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
31
16
15
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
30
13
17
Year 5
30
10
20
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025