Primary school

Southway Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • PO21 5EZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,746 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 99%99%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 91%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 57%57% · 2023/242024/25: top 79%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM52% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East+10.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · South East 7%3/10 Below+28.2 pts
Reading score103 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East+5.3 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below+17.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 86 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 38% · 89 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 50% · 88 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 46% · 81 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 43% · 91 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 87 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 52% · 77 pupils · South East 64%60%15%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 86 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 2% · 89 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 6% · 88 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 81 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 91 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 87 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 4% · 77 pupils · South East 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 95 · 86 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 99 · 89 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 88 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 100 · 81 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 91 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 87 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 77 pupils · South East 10610495No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 95 · 86 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 100 · 89 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 88 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 81 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 91 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 87 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 77 pupils · South East 10510395No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.3%
57 of 58 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 98.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5857
2nd333
3rd260

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026445
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.8%
First language not English21.4%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils16.4%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

65.2% full · 682 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 17.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 19.5
  • Other support 10.2

Teachers 20.6 FTE · Whole workforce 50.3 · 71 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,648
Spend per pupil£6,217
Staff spend per pupil£4,867
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£210,000in-year balance

Grants £6,531 · self-generated £117 · premises £428 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST (92 academies) · trust reserve £59,315,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it