Southway Junior School

West SussexCommunity school

Southway, Burgess Hill, RH15 9SU

Headteacher: Mrs Vanessa SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 362 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected January 2025
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected January 2025

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 14 January 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

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.
73.0%
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 82%·Writing 76%·Maths 87%All three 73%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
56%girls·44%boys
201 girls, 161 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 73% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1651.0%4.0%-3.1-3.4-3.0
2016/1758.0%0.0%-2.5-5.9-2.7
2017/1869.0%6.0%-2.0-3.9-1.8
2018/1964.0%3.0%-1.3-1.9-1.5
2022/2359.0%1.0%+0.8-0.1+0.6
2023/2465.0%2.0%---
2024/2573.0%7.0%---