Primary school

Ashington CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • West Sussex
  • RH20 3PG
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,237 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 79%79%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 62%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM60% · South East 64%4/10 Below+10.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East−26.7 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle+25.3 pts
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below+8.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 54% · 26 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 47% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 44% · 25 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 64%60%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 0% · 26 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 25 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 104 · 26 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 25 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 106106103No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 102 · 26 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 25 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.0%
30 of 38 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 78.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3830
2nd170
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026190
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.5%
First language not English1.1%
SEN support9.8%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils5.0%

Girls 57.4%Boys 42.6%

90.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 5.3
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.3
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 17.1 · 28 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,226
Spend per pupil£5,882
Staff spend per pupil£4,746
Reserve per pupil£487
  • +£92,551revenue reserve
  • +£65,436in-year balance

Grants £5,966 · self-generated £260 · premises £289 per pupil