Chesswood Junior School is a primary school located in Worthing. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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53 Chesswood Road, Worthing

School Information

Address: 53 Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Website: www.chesswood.w-sussex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01903204141
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Jolley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125961

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 612
Number of Boys: 318
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.6
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -2.9 to -1.1
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boundstone Nursery School
Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QX
4out of 4 2,881 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesswood Junior School
53 Chesswood Road , BN11 2AA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Sackville Road , BN14 8BQ
3out of 4 250 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lyndhurst Infant School
Lyndhurst Road , BN11 2DG
3out of 4 655 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whytemead Primary School
Dominion Road , BN14 8LH
2out of 4 832 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Downsbrook Primary School
Dominion Road , BN14 8GD
1out of 4 932 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Andrew's CofE High School
Sackville Road , BN14 8BG
2out of 4 437 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Selborne Road , BN11 2JX
3out of 4 521 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School
Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH
3out of 4 1,031 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Worthing High School
South Farm Road , BN14 7AR
3out of 4 1,448 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QZ
2out of 4 3,152 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Seadown School
Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road , BN11 2BE
- not rated 875 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Educate U
Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT
- not rated 931 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU
- not rated 1,188 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reflections Small School
Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS
- not rated 1,194 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Sion School
Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL
- not rated 1,386 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.