Southway Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 2 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024