Swiss Gardens Primary School
Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Naomi Welsh
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 125914
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273453176
About this school
Swiss Gardens Primary School is a community primary school in Shoreham-By-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 343 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 55 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 58% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Swiss Gardens Primary School 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 | 48% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swiss Gardens Primary School compares
Swiss Gardens Primary School ranked 167th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.6% | 14% | 343 | — |
| Buckingham Park Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 14.6% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 10.5% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
| Shoreham Beach Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| Holmbush Primary Academy | 43% | 4.7% | 13.8% | 222 | 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)
- 13.97%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.55%
- Persistent absence
- 14.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buckingham Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
-
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
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Shoreham Beach Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
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Holmbush Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
Other schools in Shoreham-By-Sea
Swiss Gardens Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Shoreham-By-Sea.
- Buckingham Park Primary School Primary
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primary
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Primary
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Shoreham Academy Secondary
- Herons Dale School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Swiss Gardens Primary School teach?
- Swiss Gardens Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Shoreham-By-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Swiss Gardens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swiss Gardens Primary School is Ms Naomi Welsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swiss Gardens Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swiss Gardens Primary School, 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 Swiss Gardens Primary School?
- Swiss Gardens Primary School has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Swiss Gardens Primary School full?
- Swiss Gardens Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 343 on roll (82%), 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 Swiss Gardens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swiss Gardens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swiss Gardens Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Swiss Gardens Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Swiss Gardens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swiss Gardens Primary School rank locally?
- Swiss Gardens Primary School ranked 167th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swiss Gardens Primary School's absence rate?
- Swiss Gardens Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swiss Gardens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swiss Gardens Primary School'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.