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Southway Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
South Way, Bognor Regis PO21 5EZ · southwayprimary.co.uk · 01243 810200
On the mapSearch near PO21 5EZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.90 mi
- 1.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 65% of 682 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.90 mi (1.44 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.90 mi1.44 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Southway Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 26
- 5% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied