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Holmbush Primary Academy

Primary

Adur · Shoreham-by-Sea · BN43 6TN www.holmbushprimaryacademy.org.uk

Pupils
222
cap. 226
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
21 Nov 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
16 Jan 2018
Full inspectionGood
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8 Apr 2015
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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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
43%
-19pp
LA
59%
England
63%
65%53%40%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
7%
+7pp
LA
6%
England
8%
8%4%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
204
cap. 226
224214204
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
LA AVG 20.96:1
21.720.118.6
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EAL
2%
LA AVG 12.14%
2%1%1%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
14%
LA AVG 15.11%
14%13%11%
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SEN
22%
LA AVG 18.48%
22%20%19%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
9%
LA
12%
England
13%
16%10%5%
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Overview

AddressHawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Telephone01273592471
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6776 spend / pupil£7010 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2543%7%204
2023/2462%0%209
2022/2340%3%-1.00-4.60-0.80219
2018/1963%7%-0.50-1.30-2.20214
2017/1865%0%+1.20-5.10-0.50210
2016/1746%8%-2.10-0.80-0.40217
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2586%21%57%7%64%21%64%71%107.0103.0104.022%
2023/2479%34%62%0%76%21%83%62%106.0104.0102.021%
2022/2357%27%43%3%57%17%87%70%103.0102.0103.021%
2018/1981%30%81%11%74%15%89%81%105.0104.0104.018%
2017/1885%38%65%0%85%31%85%85%108.0106.0109.0
2016/1762%15%69%19%77%23%77%81%102.0104.0106.016%

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 Apr 2015 (was URN 125908)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520418.722%2%14%5%9%
2023/2420918.621%1%13%4%5%
2022/2321918.721%2%14%6%13%
2021/2222221%1%13%6%16%
2020/2122419.219%1%11%
2018/1921419.718%2%16%4%6%
2017/1819.84%6%
2016/1721721.716%5%17%4%7%

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