Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 1 March 2022
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 69% | 60% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 78% | 70% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 29% | 25% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 106 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Vale School, Worthing's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 21 March 2013. Ofsted inspected it again on 1 March 2022 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Vale School, Worthing has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, West Sussex, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Vale School, Worthing had 589 pupils aged 4 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 630. It is a mixed school.
Community school
1.0 miles away
Community school
1.0 miles away
Voluntary aided school
1.4 miles away
Community school
1.5 miles away
Community school
1.5 miles away