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EnglandSouth EastArunBN16 3PWRustington Community Primary School
Primary

Rustington Community Primary School

Primary

Arun · Littlehampton · BN16 3PW www.rustington.academy

Pupils
579
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
579
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
579
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rustington Community Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
-5pp
65%61%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
4%
-1pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
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
579
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
North Lane, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3PW
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
2024/2556%4%74%23%75%10%70%10%83%65%104.0103.0103.011%579
2023/2461%5%76%25%72%14%75%11%86%70%105.0103.0104.011%601
2022/2361%9%82%29%73%21%73%16%89%71%106.0103.0104.0+1.00+1.30-0.7010%618
2018/1965%10%76%24%77%23%81%21%89%84%104.0104.0107.0+1.80+1.70+0.609%536
2017/1861%10%84%31%74%16%70%15%77%77%107.0103.0107.0+3.60+1.10+0.9011%510
2016/1770%3%82%37%78%10%78%30%77%93%106.0105.0109.0+1.80-0.20+1.3012%479

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
2024/2557923.711%5%8%5%9%
2023/2460124.411%5%10%6%13%
2022/2361824.410%5%11%6%13%
2021/2261524.911%4%11%6%16%
2020/2158326.611%5%12%
2018/1953624.89%4%11%4%6%
2017/1851027.411%4%14%4%8%
2016/1747924.912%4%13%3%5%

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