Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Worthing, West Sussex
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing, BN11 5LQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “This is a nurturing school where every child is known and nurtured.”
- “Many staff, parents and pupils say that the school is ‘like one big family’.”
- “As one parent reported to inspectors, ‘It’s a happy place where staff really care about each individual.”
To improve
- “In a minority of other subjects, the curriculum is in an earlier stage of development.”
- “As a result, teaching can lack precision and pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “Consequently, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not always identified quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Orchards Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchards Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Thomas A Becket Infant School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heene CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas A Becket Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next