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
- 495 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 76%
Other White 14.5%
Mixed 4.2%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
African 1.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 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 60%
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
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Southway Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 5 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 8 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 26 34 |
| Year 1 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 2 | 57 35 22 |
| Year 3 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 4 | 76 30 46 |
| Year 5 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 6 | 76 35 41 |