Lyminster Primary School | Primary in Littlehampton, Arun | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

205

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWest Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lyminster Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

+5pp

50%44%37%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

3%2%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

59%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

59%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

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

205

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Wick Street, Littlehampton, BN17 7JZ

Local authority

West Sussex

Website

http://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk

Telephone

01903713642

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	59%	13%	75%	6%	59%	9%	81%	50%	102.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	18%	205
2023/24	45%	3%	52%	19%	65%	16%	61%	13%	77%	55%	102.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	16%	204
2022/23	48%	0%	71%	16%	74%	0%	68%	3%	87%	61%	104.0	101.0	101.0	+0.00	+0.20	-1.50	18%	214
2018/19	50%	3%	75%	13%	63%	9%	69%	13%	88%	66%	102.0	102.0	101.0	-1.20	-3.90	-1.90	12%	213
2017/18	37%	3%	63%	23%	53%	10%	43%	7%	63%	63%	103.0	98.0	102.0	-1.90	-5.20	-5.80	12%	215
2016/17	46%	0%	65%	15%	62%	0%	54%	0%	73%	73%	102.0	99.0	103.0	-2.70	-5.20	-6.50	12%	208

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	205	21.4	18%	6%	26%	6%	19%
2023/24	204	21.3	16%	5%	26%	6%	18%
2022/23	214	21.4	18%	6%	27%	6%	14%
2021/22	213	22.7	18%	8%	23%	6%	17%
2020/21	206	21.0	17%	7%	20%	—	—
2018/19	213	19.7	12%	6%	16%	4%	6%
2017/18	215	16.8	12%	6%	18%	4%	6%
2016/17	208	20.4	12%	7%	17%	4%	6%