Springfield Infant School and Nursery, Worthing
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Worthing. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. It was 93% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Springfield Infant School and Nursery in detail
Springfield Infant School and Nursery in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.00 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9am, an open day on Friday 27 November 2026 at 10am and an open day on Monday 30 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in West Sussex
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Springfield Infant School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Springfield Infant School and Nursery as their first choice and 138 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Springfield Infant School and Nursery are Homefield Primary School and SSC (0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 65% maths); Whytemead Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); Downsbrook Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Broadwater CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths).
Homefield Primary School and SSCWhytemead Primary SchoolDownsbrook Primary SchoolBroadwater CofE Primary School
What parents say
41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Springfield Infant School and Nursery (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).
Who goes there
12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 39 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 2 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Springfield Infant School and Nursery had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is East Worthing Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Congreve Road (opposite), 350 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springfield Infant School and Nursery stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 608 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Springfield Infant School and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Springfield Infant School and Nursery are St Andrew's CofE High School (0.1 miles); Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (0.4 miles); Bohunt School Worthing (0.5 miles); and Worthing High School (0.7 miles).
St Andrew's CofE High SchoolDavison Church of England High School for Girls, WorthingBohunt School WorthingWorthing High School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Springfield excels at building warm, caring relationships with every child from day one in the nursery. Teachers expertly teach reading and mathematics while delivering a rich curriculum across history, art and religious education that inspires pupils to learn. The school creates a nurturing environment where children flourish, behave beautifully and develop into confident, happy learners.
Key Strengths
- Expert teaching of phonics and reading with excellent support for struggling readers - children quickly become confident, fluent readers
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum across all subjects with precise knowledge and vocabulary pupils need to learn
- Exceptional support for pupils with additional needs, enabling them to access the full curriculum and achieve highly
- Outstanding personal development programme teaching children about friendships, safety, and physical health
- Exemplary pupil behaviour with strong attendance and punctuality rates
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Karate, yoga, virtual games clubs, junior governors, theatre visits, orchestral instruments, daily stride, team sports
Springfield Infant School and Nursery provides pupils with an excellent start to their education, with all staff demonstrating unwavering determination for every child to succeed. The school has been rated Outstanding across all key areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.
At a Glance
12.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
41 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Springfield Infant School and Nursery
New Parent Tours For September 2027 Starters
10 Sep 2026
Marc Abraham OBE Visit!
6 Jul 2026
Time to Dance!
27 Mar 2026
Springfield Welcomes Worthing Mayor
11 Feb 2026
John Bond Author Visit
1 Dec 2025
Harvest Festival
13 Oct 2025
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Term dates
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Springfield Infant School and Nursery from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Springfield Infant School and Nursery is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Springfield Infant School and Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
168 pupils
180 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Worthing
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Worthing
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
25.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
161
Total Pupils
82
Boys
79
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,340
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,743
Per pupil
£1124k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
116
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Springfield Infant School and Nursery
What is Springfield Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Springfield Infant School and Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Springfield Infant School and Nursery is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Springfield Infant School and Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Classes at Springfield Infant School and Nursery average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Springfield Infant School and Nursery has around 161 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Springfield Infant School and Nursery in 2024/25. 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Springfield Infant School and Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Springfield Infant School and Nursery's term dates?
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Springfield Infant School and Nursery?
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is at Sackville Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8BQ.
Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)