Warden Park Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address New England Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 3JR
Phone 01444451264
Reference Number 137211

Warden Park Primary Academy is currently facing challenges as recent inspection evidence indicates that key areas may not be as strong as previously reported. While the school fosters a supportive and harmonious community where pupils are eager to learn, improvements need to be made in academic attainment, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics at the end of key stage 2. The school has acknowledged these issues and is taking steps to enhance its educational strategies, but there remains work to be done.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 467
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.68%
Girls: 50.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 29 30 59
2 28 31 59
3 35 27 62
4 30 32 62
5 27 32 59
6 28 31 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 68.1%
White, Other 6%
Indian 5.6%
White & Black (African) 3.9%
Asian, Other 3.9%
White & Asian 3%
African 2.6%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 14 Jan 2025
Date Report
14 Jan 2025 School inspection
12 Jun 2019 Short inspection
10 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
09 Oct 2013 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils display curiosity and enthusiasm in lessons.
  • The school promotes a positive and respectful community atmosphere.
  • High expectations for pupils' capabilities and behavior are set from early years.
  • Effective strategies for early reading and language development are in place.
  • Attendance rates have significantly improved since the pandemic.

Areas for Improvement

  • Recent leavers have not secured the necessary English and mathematics skills.
  • Too many pupils have not reached expected standards in key subjects.
  • Classroom teaching practices vary in quality and effectiveness.
  • Governance has not sufficiently utilized comparative academic data to hold the school accountable.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1
Writing 0
Maths -1.8

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 50 9
Third Preference 60 7
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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