Bartons Primary School, Bognor RegisSouthway Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bognor Regis.

Summary of the comparison

Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis and Southway Primary School are primary schools in Bognor Regis.

  • Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southway Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis was judged Good and Southway Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis and 52.0% for Southway Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis (53.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Southway Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis versus Southway Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bognor RegisBartons Primary School, Bognor RegisBognor RegisSouthway Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking55th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure133rd of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 495
Capacity210 682
LocationBognor Regis, PO21 5EJ Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 495
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 29.8%
English as an additional language13.7% 21.4%
SEN support12.3% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.5% Stronger figure16.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

Southway Primary School

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