Vale School, Worthing

State-Funded School

vale-school-worthing-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

East Worthing and ShorehamConstituency

BN14 0DBPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Vale School, Worthing is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 579 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

579

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 579
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 2 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.