Primary school

Hawthorns Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • BN13 3EZ
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Oct 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,676 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 45%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 85%85%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 100%2023/24: top 53%2024/25: top 45%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM67% · South East 64%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South East 106Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · South East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 50% · 20 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 18% · 28 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 0% · 21 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 62% · 21 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 67% · 12 pupils · South East 64%67%0%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 0% · 20 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 28 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 21 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 21 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 12 pupils · South East 7%0%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 102 · 20 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 99 · 28 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 21 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 21 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · South East 10610699No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 96 · 28 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 21 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 21 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 12 pupils · South East 10510796No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 95.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd131
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2021Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2022Ungraded visitas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Early years provision

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026173
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English17.5%
SEN support17.5%
EHC plan7.1%
Absence (sessions missed)9.2%
Persistently absent pupils29.1%

Girls 48.6%Boys 51.4%

82.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult7.2
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.6
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 24.5 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,804
Spend per pupil£9,202
Staff spend per pupil£7,190
Reserve per pupil£655
  • +£110,000revenue reserve
  • +£101,000in-year balance

Grants £9,548 · self-generated £321 · premises £845 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £3,487,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it