Primary school

Vale School, Worthing

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • BN14 0DB
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 32%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 20%20% · 2023/242024/25: top 38%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · South East 64%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM7% · South East 7%5/10 Middle
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below−21.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 88 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 68% · 94 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 74% · 95 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 72% · 98 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 69% · 88 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 75% · 84 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 69% · 89 pupils · South East 64%75%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 88 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 9% · 94 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 95 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 9% · 98 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 6% · 88 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 10% · 84 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 7% · 89 pupils · South East 7%10%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 88 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 94 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 95 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 98 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 88 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 84 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 89 pupils · South East 106109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 88 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 94 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 95 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 98 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 88 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 84 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 89 pupils · South East 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
74 of 74 who put it first2014 · 95.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7474
2nd351
3rd310

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026579
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.1%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.4%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

91.9% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 22.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 17.5
  • Other support 8.9

Teachers 25.6 FTE · Whole workforce 52 · 64 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£5,870
Spend per pupil£6,001
Staff spend per pupil£4,817
Reserve per pupil£420
  • +£243,114revenue reserve
  • −£75,836in-year balance

Grants £5,650 · self-generated £220 · premises £360 per pupil