Worth Primary School
The Street, Deal, CT14 0DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Katy Chance
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 148370
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304612148
About this school
Worth Primary School is a primary academy in Deal. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Worth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 33% | 14% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 44% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 56% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Worth 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Worth Primary School compares
Worth Primary School ranked 425th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 14% | 6.9% | 24.6% | 68 | — |
| Sandwich Junior School | 73% | 4.8% | 26.5% | 222 | 1.0 miles |
| Sandwich Infant School | — | 4.5% | 20.7% | 99 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastry Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6% | 38.8% | 150 | 2.1 miles |
| Sholden Church of England Primary School | 73% | 6% | 27.9% | 91 | 2.7 miles |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 136 | 2.8 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)
- 24.62%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 23.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandwich Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Sandwich
-
Sandwich Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Sandwich
-
Eastry Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Sandwich
-
Sholden Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Deal
-
Northbourne Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Deal
Other schools in Deal
Worth Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Deal.
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornbeam Primary School Primary
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandown School Primary
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Primary
- Warden House Primary School Primary
- Goodwin Academy Secondary
- Brewood Secondary School Special schools
- Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Worth Primary School teach?
- Worth Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Deal.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Worth Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Worth Primary School is Mrs Katy Chance, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Worth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Worth 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 many pupils are at Worth Primary School?
- Worth Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Worth Primary School full?
- Worth Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 68 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Worth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Worth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Worth Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Worth Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Worth Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Worth Primary School is part of DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Worth 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 14% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Worth Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Worth Primary School ranked 425th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Worth Primary School's absence rate?
- Worth Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Worth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Worth 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 2 July 2026.