Southway Primary School
South Way, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Catherine Monk
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 138413
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243810200
About this school
Southway Primary School is a primary academy in Bognor Regis. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 91 | 87 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 60% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 49% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Southway 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 | 43% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 554 |
| 2023/24 | 525 |
| 2024/25 | 495 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southway Primary School compares
Southway Primary School ranked 137th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 445 | — |
| Nyewood CofE Infant School | — | — | — | 181 | 0.4 miles |
| Nyewood CofE Junior School | 63% | 6.3% | 21% | 291 | 0.4 miles |
| Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis | 56% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis | 30% | 6.2% | 37.3% | 255 | 0.7 miles |
| South Bersted CofE Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 15% | 207 | 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)
- 29.81%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 16.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nyewood CofE Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
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Nyewood CofE Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis0.6 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis0.7 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
South Bersted CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
Other schools in Bognor Regis
Southway Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Bognor Regis.
- Barnham Primary School Primary
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis Primary
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis Primary
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham Primary
- Downview Primary School Primary
- Edward Bryant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Infant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Junior School Primary
- Rose Green Infant School Primary
- Rose Green Junior School Primary
- South Bersted CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southway Primary School teach?
- Southway Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bognor Regis.
- Who is the principal of Southway Primary School?
- The principal of Southway Primary School is Mrs Catherine Monk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southway 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 Southway Primary School?
- Southway Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Southway Primary School full?
- Southway Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 445 on roll (65%), 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 Southway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Southway Primary School?
- Southway Primary School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southway Primary School rank locally?
- Southway Primary School ranked 137th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southway Primary School's absence rate?
- Southway Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southway 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 1 July 2026.