Vale School, Worthing
Vale Avenue, Worthing, BN14 0DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Tow
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 579
- URN
- 125865
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903872322
About this school
Vale School, Worthing is a community primary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 579 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 84 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 75% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 86% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Vale School, Worthing has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 596 |
| 2024/25 | 589 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vale School, Worthing compares
Vale School, Worthing ranked 52nd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.2% | 7.1% | 579 | — |
| Durrington Infant School | — | 5% | 19.6% | 217 | 1.0 miles |
| Durrington Junior School | 70% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 334 | 1.0 miles |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 46% | 4% | 7.4% | 114 | 1.4 miles |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | 68% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 715 | 1.5 miles |
| Thomas A Becket Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.4% | 473 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.13%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 5.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durrington Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Durrington Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Thomas A Becket Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Thomas A Becket Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
Vale School, Worthing ranks 6th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Worthing.
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primary
- Ferring C of E Primary School Primary
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hawthorns Primary School Primary
- Heene CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Vale School, Worthing teach?
- Vale School, Worthing teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Vale School, Worthing?
- The headteacher of Vale School, Worthing is Mr David Tow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Vale School, Worthing last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vale School, Worthing, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Vale School, Worthing?
- Vale School, Worthing has 579 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Vale School, Worthing full?
- Vale School, Worthing has capacity for 630 pupils and 579 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Vale School, Worthing a faith school?
- No. Vale School, Worthing has no designated religious character.
- Does Vale School, Worthing have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Vale School, Worthing as having no nursery classes.
- How have Vale School, Worthing's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vale School, Worthing rank locally?
- Vale School, Worthing ranked 52nd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vale School, Worthing's absence rate?
- Vale School, Worthing's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vale School, Worthing's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vale School, Worthing's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.