Southway Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 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
West Sussex
Unique reference
125941
Address
Southway, RH15 9SU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
362 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
44.5%
Girls
55.5%
First language not English
11.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
16%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.4%
Mixed 5.6%
Indian 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2.2%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

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

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
91
40
51
Year 4
91
44
47
Year 5
89
38
51
Year 6
91
39
52
Year 2024-2025