Homefield Primary School and SSC
53 Chesswood Road, West Sussex, Worthing, BN11 2AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Diane South
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 642
- URN
- 125961
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903204141
About this school
Homefield Primary School and SSC is a community primary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 642 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 13 September 2023, 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 | 142 | 141 | 144 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 71% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Homefield Primary School and SSC 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 | 55% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 560 |
| 2023/24 | 560 |
| 2024/25 | 717 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Homefield Primary School and SSC compares
Homefield Primary School and SSC ranked 134th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.4% | 18.7% | 642 | — |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.5% | 16.1% | 161 | 0.1 miles |
| Whytemead Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Downsbrook Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 398 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 6.4% | 18.7% | 253 | 0.8 miles |
| Heene CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.2% | 23% | 382 | 0.8 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)
- 18.69%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Whytemead Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Downsbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Heene CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
Homefield Primary School and SSC ranks 14th 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 Homefield Primary School and SSC teach?
- Homefield Primary School and SSC teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Homefield Primary School and SSC?
- The headteacher of Homefield Primary School and SSC is Ms Diane South, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Homefield Primary School and SSC last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Homefield Primary School and SSC, 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 Homefield Primary School and SSC?
- Homefield Primary School and SSC has 642 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Homefield Primary School and SSC full?
- Homefield Primary School and SSC has capacity for 720 pupils and 642 on roll (89%), 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 Homefield Primary School and SSC a faith school?
- No. Homefield Primary School and SSC has no designated religious character.
- Does Homefield Primary School and SSC have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Homefield Primary School and SSC as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Homefield Primary School and SSC have?
- The schools register lists Homefield Primary School and SSC's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Homefield Primary School and SSC's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Homefield Primary School and SSC rank locally?
- Homefield Primary School and SSC ranked 134th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Homefield Primary School and SSC's absence rate?
- Homefield Primary School and SSC's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Homefield Primary School and SSC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Homefield Primary School and SSC'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.