Whytemead Primary 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dominion Road, Worthing

School Information

Address: Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8LH
Website: http://www.whytemead.w-sussex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01903202639
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Waddington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125861

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 281
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.6
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
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 2,708 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whytemead Primary School
Dominion Road , BN14 8LH
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Downsbrook Primary School
Dominion Road , BN14 8GD
1out of 4 177 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Sackville Road , BN14 8BQ
3out of 4 589 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bramber Primary School
Bramber Road , BN14 8QB
3out of 4 775 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chesswood Junior School
53 Chesswood Road , BN11 2AA
3out of 4 832 yd Community school 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 4 556 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH
3out of 4 708 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Selborne Road , BN11 2JX
3out of 4 1,129 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School
Worthing High School
South Farm Road , BN14 7AR
3out of 4 1,257 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QZ
2out of 4 2,912 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU
- not rated 621 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Educate U
Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT
- not rated 1,554 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Reflections Small School
Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS
- not rated 1,698 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Seadown School
Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road , BN11 2BE
- not rated 1,706 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Sion School
Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL
- not rated 1,879 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.