Hawthorns Primary School
Primary school in Worthing, West Sussex. Requires improvement (Oct 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 October 2021, report published 29 November 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Hawthorns Primary School, Durrington (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Hawthorns Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| 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 2024
The last inspection was in October 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. 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
- 0.2 milesThe Laurels Primary School, Worthing
Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.5 milesEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.6 milesOrchards Junior School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 0.6 milesOrchards Infant School
Requires improvement (Sep 2021)
- 0.8 milesDurrington Junior School
Good (Jun 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.