Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

Community school · Primary school · Worthing, West Sussex
BN11 5LQ
Composite score
33.8

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). 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 further down the page.

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National rank
#1892
In South East
#168
In West Sussex
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
52%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 195 % FSM ever-6 13.8% % EAL 17.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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