Homefield Primary School and SSC

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 12 2023 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
West Sussex
Unique reference
125961
Address
53 Chesswood Road, West Sussex, BN11 2AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
717 (77% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
26.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.5%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.8%
Mixed 11%
Indian 6.3%
Other White 5.4%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 3.1%
African 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingBelow average-1.4
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Homefield Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
54
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
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 classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
4
4
0
Reception, Full-time
55
26
29
Year 1
69
31
38
Year 2
72
35
37
Year 3
112
70
42
Year 4
132
63
69
Year 5
126
63
63
Year 6
147
81
66
Year 2024-2025