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EnglandSouth EastAdurBN43 5UDBuckingham Park Primary School
Primary

Buckingham Park Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
480
cap. 610
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Buckingham Park Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

Finance£6300 spend / pupil£6500 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
-8pp
70%66%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
-5pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

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 69.61%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 23.19%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.65
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.91
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%75%38%75%5%73%32%74%70%107.0106.0105.013%480
2023/2470%8%81%45%76%9%79%26%75%70%107.0105.0105.014%525
2022/2368%4%79%42%78%7%76%29%76%66%107.0106.0104.0+1.90+0.60+1.9017%548
2018/1967%6%82%36%78%11%87%27%84%89%106.0106.0108.0+2.40-0.60+1.8011%555
2017/1862%9%71%24%84%25%75%24%87%73%103.0103.0104.0-1.90+0.90-1.309%527
2016/1763%4%74%29%70%7%79%27%79%83%106.0104.0107.0-1.30-3.90-2.607%508

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.

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.