Vale School, Worthing

West SussexCommunity school

Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB

Headteacher: Mr David TowSchool website ↗Pupils: 589 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
69%
Reading, Writing & Maths
98%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
69.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 80%·Maths 79%All three 69%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
90
How many got their first choice?
88of 90 (97.8%)
How many applied in total?
159

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
299 girls, 290 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2023/24), currently 69%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%6.0%+1.4-1.1+0.3
2016/1768.0%9.0%0.0-0.9+1.1
2017/1874.0%7.0%+1.8+0.2+0.2
2018/1972.0%9.0%+0.8-0.3+0.5
2022/2369.0%6.0%+1.3-1.7+1.4
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