Vale School, Worthing is a primary school located in Worthing. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Vale Avenue, Worthing

School Information

Address: Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
Website: http://www.vale.w-sussex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01903872322
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Garratt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125865

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 654
Number of Pupils: 633
Number of Boys: 301
Number of Girls: 332

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.9
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vale School, Worthing
Vale Avenue , BN14 0DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Durrington Infant School
Salvington Road , BN13 2JD 		3out of 4 1,683 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Durrington Junior School
Salvington Road , BN13 2JD 		3out of 4 1,763 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
School Hill , Findon BN14 0TR 		3out of 4 2,422 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thomas A Becket Junior School
Glebeside Avenue , BN14 7PR 		3out of 4 2,692 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durrington High School
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX 		3out of 4 2,600 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oak Grove College
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX 		3out of 4 2,644 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Palatine Primary School
Palatine Road , BN12 6JP 		3out of 4 2,988 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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