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Upper Beeding Primary School

Primary

Horsham · Steyning · BN44 3HY https://www.upperbeeding.w-sussex.sch.uk/web

Pupils
298
cap. 351
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

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

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
1 Jul 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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15 Jan 2013
Interim assessment
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11 Mar 2010
Full inspectionGood
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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 Horsham. 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
61%
+11pp
LA
59%
England
63%
80%65%50%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
4%
+2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
14%7%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
72%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
4%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.9
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
303
cap. 351
349326303
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
LA AVG 20.96:1
22.821.520.1
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EAL
5%
LA AVG 12.14%
5%4%4%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 15.11%
15%14%12%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 18.48%
22%19%17%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
5%4%4%
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Persistent absence
7%
LA
12%
England
13%
12%8%4%
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Overview

AddressSchool Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY
Telephone01903812288
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£6150 spend / pupil£5924 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView 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
2024/2561%4%303
2023/2450%2%309
2022/2358%5%+0.30-1.10-1.50327
2018/1980%9%+1.60+1.00-0.20349
2017/1869%14%-0.90+0.10+0.10332
2016/1760%0%+0.00-2.70+0.20339
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%33%76%7%76%20%89%72%106.0104.0103.021%
2023/2458%23%67%19%60%10%100%52%102.0100.0101.021%
2022/2373%34%66%8%68%14%93%75%105.0102.0104.019%
2018/1984%38%84%31%89%18%87%84%107.0105.0107.022%
2017/1881%31%81%31%98%19%93%74%105.0106.0105.018%
2016/1777%28%72%5%93%12%88%93%105.0105.0106.017%

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
2024/2530322.821%5%13%4%7%
2023/2430921.621%5%14%5%10%
2022/2332720.119%5%15%5%12%
2021/2234020.519%4%14%5%11%
2020/2134720.419%5%14%
2018/1934922.122%5%12%4%4%
2017/1833221.018%4%14%4%4%
2016/1733922.317%4%15%4%5%

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