Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

School overview

Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing is a primary school serving Worthing, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 195 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing 'Good'. 52% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.61 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.