Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Wycherley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 125967
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903219243
About this school
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 161 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Springfield Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 16.1% | 161 | — |
| Homefield Primary School and SSC | 53% | 5.4% | 18.7% | 642 | 0.1 miles |
| Whytemead Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 221 | 0.3 miles |
| Downsbrook Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 398 | 0.4 miles |
| Broadwater CofE Primary School | 77% | 4% | 8.2% | 431 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramber Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 209 | 0.7 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)
- 16.07%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Homefield Primary School and SSC0.1 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Whytemead Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Downsbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Broadwater CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Bramber Primary School0.7 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 Springfield Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Springfield Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Rebecca Wycherley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield Infant School and Nursery, 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 Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Springfield Infant School and Nursery full?
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 161 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 Springfield Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Springfield Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springfield Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Springfield Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Springfield Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Springfield Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.