Community school · West Sussex

North Lancing Primary School

4–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125841URN

Mill Road, Adur, Lancing, BN15 0PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

151 applications for 55 places · 62nd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 55 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	55	151	2.8	51	0.93
Sep 2025	59	167	2.8	69	1.17
Sep 2024	56	156	2.8	54	0.96
Sep 2023	59	183	3.1	69	1.17
Sep 2022	60	147	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	185	3.1	75	1.25
Sep 2020	60	197	3.3	72	1.20
Sep 2019	60	181	3.0	66	1.10
Sep 2018	59	196	3.3	63	1.07
Sep 2017	59	153	2.6	56	0.95
Sep 2016	60	179	3.0	71	1.18
Sep 2015	60	217	3.6	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	163	2.7	73	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 72% · Maths 60% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%140th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth12%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard12%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	5%	102	102
2023/24	42%	0%	101	99
2022/23	38%	0%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

North Lancing Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Globe Primary Academy
0.8 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Seaside Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sompting Village Primary School
1.8 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bramber Primary School
2.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Swiss Gardens Primary School
3.0 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Downsbrook Primary School
3.2 km · West Sussex

2026

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Whytemead Primary School
3.4 km · West Sussex

Good2024

5.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
3.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125841 · 938/2042
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mill Road, Adur, Lancing, BN15 0PT
Local authority: West Sussex · Adur

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources