Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 16 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 143973
- Address
- Anderson Road, Tilgate, RH10 5EA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 434 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 62.4%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 9.9%
Other Asian 3.9%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other 2.5%
Indian 1.8%
African 1.8%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
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 104
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
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 17 9 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 2 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 25 34 |
| Year 1 | 49 24 25 |
| Year 2 | 54 32 22 |
| Year 3 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 4 | 65 30 35 |
| Year 5 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 6 | 60 26 34 |