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Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

Community school · Worthing · BN11 5LQ

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.47 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
173

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.47 · Competitive

1st preferences

44

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
172
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

203 pupils · 215 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
95 / 108
School capacity
215
Capacity fill
203 / 215 (94%)
Free school meals
9.4%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lynsey Udell

Location

Address
Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School
Postcode
BN11 5LQ
Town
Worthing
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Worthing
Constituency
Worthing West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Worthing, West Sussex, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.4%.

Open schools in Worthing
38
Primary schools in Worthing
24
Academies among open schools in Worthing
32% (12)
Open schools in BN11
10
Primary in BN11
4
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WorthingNear BN11

  • West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Worthing · BN12 4HD · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand0.85

    0.6 miles away

  • Orchards Infant School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Worthing · BN12 6EN · West Sussex

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Orchards Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worthing · BN12 6EN · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.6%

    0.8 miles away

  • Thomas A Becket Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Worthing · BN13 1JB · West Sussex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand1.15

    0.8 miles away

  • Heene CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Worthing · BN11 4BB · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM24.9%
    • Demand0.57

    0.9 miles away

  • Thomas A Becket Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Worthing · BN14 7PR · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM15.1%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lynsey Udell
Telephone
01903249387
Website
http://www.elmgrove.org.uk/

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