Southway Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 138413
- Address
- South Way, PO21 5EZ
- Website
- www.southwayprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 525 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 76.2%
Other White 15.2%
Mixed 4.2%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Southway Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 62 38 24 |
| Year 2 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 3 | 76 31 45 |
| Year 4 | 65 32 33 |
| Year 5 | 71 32 39 |
| Year 6 | 87 37 50 |