Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School

West SussexVoluntary aided school

Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4RN

Headteacher: Mrs Laura BrockhurstSchool website ↗Pupils: 419 (capacity: 436)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

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.
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%.
5.0%
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 84%·Writing 81%·Maths 79%All three 73%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
58of 64 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
160

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
201 girls, 218 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 76% (2023/24), currently 73%

* 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
2015/16-----
2016/17-----
2017/1858.0%2.0%-0.9-1.7-1.5
2018/1969.0%5.0%-0.5-1.1-0.8
2022/2370.0%18.0%+1.4+1.3+1.0
2023/2476.0%7.0%---
2024/2573.0%5.0%---
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