West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 18 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
126016
Address
Marlborough Road, BN12 4HD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
802 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
5%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.8%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other 0.7%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 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

ReadingBelow average-1.6
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsBelow average-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
84
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
77
2nd preference
83
3rd preference
67
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
77
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
106
50
56
Year 1
111
54
57
Year 2
120
51
69
Year 3
104
55
49
Year 4
122
66
56
Year 5
119
64
55
Year 6
120
66
54
Year 2024-2025