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EnglandSouth EastArunBN17 6EWRiver Beach Primary School
Primary

River Beach Primary School

Primary

Arun · Littlehampton · BN17 6EW www.riverbeach.w-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
677
cap. 700
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
677
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
677
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of River Beach Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-4pp
71%65%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
6%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
677
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW
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
2024/2558%6%64%25%75%6%73%20%75%68%103.0103.0103.019%677
2023/2462%5%73%29%71%5%84%26%73%70%104.0105.0104.018%674
2022/2363%3%68%23%78%12%76%17%79%77%104.0103.0104.0+0.20+1.80+0.6018%676
2018/1971%4%78%22%81%18%88%13%81%78%104.0105.0104.0+0.80+1.20+0.8020%673
2017/1863%6%77%24%77%10%72%16%75%70%103.0103.0104.0-0.40-0.30+0.0019%674
2016/1755%2%65%17%71%9%74%15%75%71%102.0103.0103.0+0.50+0.50+0.9016%726

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
2024/2567721.619%18%27%7%19%
2023/2467422.918%17%26%7%19%
2022/2367622.818%16%27%7%22%
2021/2267722.418%16%27%8%25%
2020/2169423.719%19%26%
2018/1967322.520%21%26%4%7%
2017/1867421.719%19%27%4%8%
2016/1772621.216%16%30%4%9%

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