Durrington Junior School

Community school·Primary school Worthing, West Sussex·BN13 2JD
Composite score
51.3
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#6,826
National rank
#1030
In South East
#64
In West Sussex
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
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

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
329
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
7.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,214
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Durrington Junior School at a glance

Located in Worthing, West Sussex, Durrington Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 329 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 24.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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