Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington
Poplar Road, Durrington, Worthing, BN13 3EZ
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Hawthorns Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Lawson
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 125950
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington was a community primary school in Worthing. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - |
| Writing progress | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - |
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 Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington 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 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 36.7% | 150 | — |
| Hawthorns Primary School | 67% | 9.2% | 36.1% | 173 | 0.1 miles |
| The Laurels Primary School, Worthing | 35% | 4.9% | 25.9% | 193 | 0.2 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing | 47% | 3.9% | 15.6% | 187 | 0.4 miles |
| Orchards Junior School | 61% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 496 | 0.5 miles |
| Orchards Infant School | — | 6.5% | 22.4% | 281 | 0.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.7%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawthorns Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing0.2 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing0.4 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Orchards Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Orchards Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
Other 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 Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington teach?
- Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Worthing.
- Has Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington?
- Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington had 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington'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 10 July 2024.