Buckingham Park Primary School | Primary in Shoreham-by-Sea, Adur | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Buckingham Park Primary School

Primary

Adur · Shoreham-by-Sea · BN43 5UD www.buckinghamparkschool.co.uk

Pupils
442
cap. 610
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
17 May 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
23 Jan 2018
Short inspection
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4 Dec 2013
Full inspectionGood
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8 Feb 2012
Full inspectionSatisfactory
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Adur. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
62%
-8pp
LA
59%
England
63%
70%66%62%
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RWM higher
3%
-5pp
LA
6%
England
8%
9%6%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
480
cap. 610
555518480
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
LA AVG 20.96:1
25.322.820.2
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EAL
10%
LA AVG 12.14%
10%8%5%
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FSM eligible
15%
LA AVG 15.11%
20%17%15%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 18.48%
17%12%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
9%
LA
12%
England
13%
17%12%6%
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Overview

AddressBuckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
Telephone01273453515
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6300 spend / pupil£6500 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2562%3%480
2023/2470%8%525
2022/2368%4%+1.90+0.60+1.90548
2018/1967%6%+2.40-0.60+1.80555
2017/1862%9%-1.90+0.90-1.30527
2016/1763%4%-1.30-3.90-2.60508
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%38%75%5%73%32%74%70%107.0106.0105.013%
2023/2481%45%76%9%79%26%75%70%107.0105.0105.014%
2022/2379%42%78%7%76%29%76%66%107.0106.0104.017%
2018/1982%36%78%11%87%27%84%89%106.0106.0108.011%
2017/1871%24%84%25%75%24%87%73%103.0103.0104.09%
2016/1774%29%70%7%79%27%79%83%106.0104.0107.07%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2008 (was URN 125876)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548021.313%10%15%4%9%
2023/2452521.014%9%15%5%11%
2022/2354824.417%8%16%6%14%
2021/2255124.814%8%18%6%17%
2020/2155225.313%7%16%
2018/1955524.311%6%15%4%8%
2017/1852724.29%5%16%4%7%
2016/1750820.27%5%20%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.