Southway Junior School is a primary school located in Burgess Hill. 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 04/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Southway, Burgess Hill, RH15 9SU
Website: www.southwayjunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01444233824
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Pete Newbold
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125941

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 353
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 175

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southway Junior School
Southway , RH15 9SU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Gattons Infant School
Royal George Road , RH15 9SL 		4out of 4 375 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill
School Close , Queen Elizabeth Avenue RH15 9RJ 		3out of 4 1,155 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Petworth Drive , RH15 8JT 		3out of 4 1,648 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
London Meed Community Primary School
Chanctonbury Road , RH15 9YQ 		2out of 4 1,738 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Catholic College
Jane Murray Way , RH15 8GA 		4out of 4 1,013 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Burgess Hill Academy
Station Road , RH15 9EA 		3out of 4 1,566 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road , RH15 9EY 		3out of 4 1,642 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Cuckfield Road , RH15 8RE 		3out of 4 1,735 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hurstpierpoint College
College Lane , Hurstpierpoint BN6 9JS 		- not rated 2,118 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road , RH15 0EG 		- not rated 2,174 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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