Community school · West Sussex

Vale School, Worthing

4–11Ages
579Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125865URN

Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

140 applications for 75 places · 153rd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

140 applications · 75 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	75	140	1.9	74	0.99
Sep 2025	90	159	1.8	90	1.00
Sep 2024	80	159	2.0	64	0.80
Sep 2023	90	189	2.1	103	1.14
Sep 2022	90	183	2.0	86	0.96
Sep 2021	78	184	2.4	74	0.95
Sep 2020	90	197	2.2	82	0.91
Sep 2019	90	207	2.3	87	0.97
Sep 2018	90	179	2.0	80	0.89
Sep 2017	82	152	1.9	74	0.90
Sep 2016	87	160	1.8	75	0.86
Sep 2015	89	183	2.1	81	0.91
Sep 2014	90	169	1.9	84	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 80% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%48th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard24%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	106	104
2023/24	75%	10%	109	107
2022/23	69%	6%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Vale School, WorthingThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Durrington Infant School
1.5 km · West Sussex

2026

2.4applications per place
Durrington Junior School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
2.2 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Thomas A Becket Junior School
2.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

68%met the SATs standard
Thomas A Becket Infant School
2.5 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place
Hawthorns Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
2.7 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
2.8 km · West Sussex

Good2022

3.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125865 · 938/2082
Capacity: 630 pupils · 579 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
Local authority: West Sussex · Worthing

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources