The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
Primary schoolThe Laurels Primary School, Worthing is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 193 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 35% of pupils at The Laurels Primary School, Worthing met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hawthorns Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- Palatine Primary SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023980 m
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Orchards Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Orchards Infant SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed1.2 km
- Oak Grove CollegeSpecial. School remains Good, June 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Worthing
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).