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Southway Junior School

Southway, Burgess Hill, RH15 9SU

Local ranking52nd of 218 primary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
76.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
91

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
362
Boys
161 (44%)
Girls
201 (56%)
Capacity
360 (101% full)
SEND
16.6%
FSM Eligible
16.9%
EAL
11.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
13.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.6
Budget per Pupil
£5,311/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
  • Asian Indian: 2.8%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 2.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.2%
  • White Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%

81.5%

White British

2.8%

Mixed White & Asian

2.8%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
125941
UKPRN
10075075
Establishment No.
2215

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