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Hawthorns Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Worthing · BN13 3EZ

Ages 4–11 · 173 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2021-10-06

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.1%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
134

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
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 fill82%

173 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
173
Boys / girls
86 / 87
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
173 / 210 (82%)
Free school meals
39.9%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Schoolsworks Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Wendy Lawson

Location

Address
Poplar Road, Durrington
Postcode
BN13 3EZ
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Worthing, West Sussex, 173 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.9%.

Open schools in Worthing
38
Primary schools in Worthing
24
Academies among open schools in Worthing
32% (12)
Open schools in BN13
8
Primary in BN13
6
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 BN13

  • Orchards Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worthing · BN12 6EN · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

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

    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

    0.6 miles away

  • Durrington Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Worthing · BN13 2JD · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM29.9%

    0.8 miles away

  • Durrington Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Worthing · BN13 2JD · West Sussex

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM12.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

  • 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

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Wendy Lawson
Telephone
01903268174
Website
https://www.hawthornsprimaryschool.co.uk/

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