Ofsted: Good

Palatine Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Catriona Goldsmith

location_onWorthing, BN12 6JP

language Visit Website phone 1903242835

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

190

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Palatine Primary School is a Community special school school in Worthing, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Palatine Primary School is a community special school in Worthing, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 223 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 67%

Maths0% LA 69%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 54%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 53%England 60%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.9

Read

LA 0.1

-10.3 to -5.5

-6.9

Write

LA -0.8

-9.2 to -4.6

-8.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-10.2 to -5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 65%

Reading0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.6

Read

LA 0.2

-9.4 to -3.8

-6.2

Write

LA -1.2

-8.8 to -3.6

-7.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-10.0 to -5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 73%

Maths0% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5

Read

LA -0.1

-8 to -2

-4.8

Write

LA -1.4

-7.7 to -1.9

-5.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-8.5 to -3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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05 December 2017

Inspection Report

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16 January 2013

Inspection Report

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17 March 2010

Inspection Report

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13 March 2007

Inspection Report

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18 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-12-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 223 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	223	1	0.4%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	126	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	126	0	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	129	0	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	129	1	0.8%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 112 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 61 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 12 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

Palatine Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover