Worth Primary School

How places are decided at Worth Primary School

Worth Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Worth Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Worth Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Worth Primary School?

Worth Primary School has 68 pupils on roll.

What ages does Worth Primary School take?

Worth Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Worth Primary School located?

Worth Primary School is located in Deal, CT14 0DF, Kent.

How do I apply to Worth Primary School?

Worth Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Worth Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Worth Primary School was 2.44 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Worth Primary School?

When Worth Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Siblings — Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the school. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school; 3. Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment, mean that the have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/ guardians' physical or mental health or social needs mean that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between the needs and our school, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 10 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the child's permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point... Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Worth Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 97.1% of pupils at Worth Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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