Springfield Infant School and NurseryWhytemead Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worthing.

Summary of the comparison

Springfield Infant School and Nursery and Whytemead Primary School are primary schools in Worthing.

  • Springfield Infant School and Nursery scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Whytemead Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Springfield Infant School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Springfield Infant School and Nursery was judged exceptional and Whytemead Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whytemead Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Springfield Infant School and Nursery versus Whytemead Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorthingSpringfield Infant School and NurseryWorthingWhytemead Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA86/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking185th of 218 in West Sussex 36th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 227
Capacity180 255
LocationWorthing, BN14 8BQ Worthing, BN14 8LH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported68.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 227
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 21.1%
English as an additional language16.1% 10.6%
SEN support19.6% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.3% Stronger figure16.2% 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.

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.

Springfield Infant School and Nursery

Whytemead Primary School

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