Whytemead Primary School

Worthing · BN14 8LH

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 221 pupils, 20.4% FSM

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Whytemead Primary School

General Information

Address: Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8LH – View on map
Phone: 01903202639
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Richard Waddington
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 16 families put it first for 16 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

221 pupils out of 255 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 20.4%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the Worthing average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (Worthing 13.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 21 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points above the Worthing average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 60% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 60%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 103
Based on: 41 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWorthing averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points above the Worthing average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 6th of 17 junior and primary schools in the area

#5Vale School, Worthing69%
=6Thomas A Becket Junior School68%
=6Whytemead Primary School68%
#8Hawthorns Primary School67%
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School65%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Broadwater CofE Primary School77%
#2Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School73%
=3Downsbrook Primary School70%
=3Durrington Junior School70%
#5Vale School, Worthing69%
=6Thomas A Becket Junior School68%
=6Whytemead Primary School68%
#8Hawthorns Primary School67%
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School65%
#10Orchards Junior School61%
#11Bramber Primary School57%
#12St Mary's Catholic Primary School54%
#13Homefield Primary School and SSC53%
#14Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing52%
#15English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing47%
#16Heene CofE Primary School43%
#17The Laurels Primary School, Worthing35%

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11th of 13 primary schools in Worthing for Ofsted rating

#9Vale School, WorthingGood
#10West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolGood
#11Whytemead Primary SchoolGood
#12Hawthorns Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#13Heene CofE Primary SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bramber Primary SchoolGood
#2Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Elm Grove Primary School, WorthingGood
#4English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingGood
#5Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#6Homefield Primary School and SSCGood
#7St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#8The Laurels Primary School, WorthingGood
#9Vale School, WorthingGood
#10West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolGood
#11Whytemead Primary SchoolGood
#12Hawthorns Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#13Heene CofE Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,066 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 14 primary schools in Worthing for spending per pupil

#5Homefield Primary School and SSC£6,258
#6Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,135
#7Whytemead Primary School£6,066
#8Bramber Primary School£6,055
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School£6,050

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Hawthorns Primary School£9,202
#2St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,791
#3The Laurels Primary School, Worthing£6,624
#4Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing£6,543
#5Homefield Primary School and SSC£6,258
#6Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,135
#7Whytemead Primary School£6,066
#8Bramber Primary School£6,055
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School£6,050
#10Broadwater CofE Primary School£5,962
#11Downsbrook Primary School£5,890
#12Vale School, Worthing£5,627
#13English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing£5,588
#14Heene CofE Primary School£5,492

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