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Seaside Primary School

Primary

Adur · Lancing · BN15 8DL www.seaside.w-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
620
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
4 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
6 Sep 2016
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

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
75%
+4pp
LA
59%
England
63%
79%70%61%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
9%
+3pp
LA
6%
England
8%
10%6%1%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
25%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
620
cap. 630
620610600
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Pupil : teacher ratio
25.3
LA AVG 20.96:1
25.422.419.3
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EAL
9%
LA AVG 12.14%
9%7%6%
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FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 15.11%
13%12%10%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.48%
15%14%12%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
12%
England
13%
13%10%8%
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Overview

AddressFreshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL
Telephone01903876300
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5235 spend / pupil£5579 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
2024/2575%9%620
2023/2471%6%615
2022/2361%1%-0.70-1.40+0.30615
2018/1972%7%+0.70+0.50+1.30590
2017/1877%9%+0.00+1.10-0.40565
2016/1779%10%+1.70+0.80+3.30539
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2581%39%87%11%81%29%91%83%106.0104.0106.015%
2023/2480%22%84%6%84%22%91%81%105.0105.0105.014%
2022/2371%21%68%2%73%18%96%71%103.0103.0103.013%
2018/1978%28%85%12%81%31%88%85%105.0106.0108.012%
2017/1881%30%91%21%85%15%92%85%105.0104.0106.0
2016/1781%33%88%14%88%36%91%88%105.0108.0108.014%

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 Sep 2016 (was URN 134837)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562025.315%9%10%5%8%
2023/2461524.314%8%11%5%12%
2022/2361525.413%8%12%6%13%
2021/2260822.512%7%12%5%12%
2020/2160021.213%6%13%
2018/1959019.912%6%16%4%8%
2017/1819.34%9%
2016/1753920.014%9%20%5%10%

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