Heene CofE Primary School
Primary school in Worthing, West Sussex. Inadequate (Apr 2022). Serious weaknesses.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 April 2022, report published 4 July 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Heene CofE Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Heene CofE Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2026
The last inspection was in April 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 0.8 milesHomefield Primary School and SSC
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.8 milesSpringfield Infant School and Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
- 0.9 milesBroadwater CofE Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.9 milesElm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Good (Jan 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.