Community school · West Sussex

Upper Beeding Primary School

4–11Ages
298Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125857URN

School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

80 applications for 45 places · 160th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 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	45	80	1.8	44	0.98
Sep 2025	35	71	2.0	35	1.00
Sep 2024	40	87	2.2	39	0.98
Sep 2023	43	91	2.1	42	0.98
Sep 2022	41	98	2.4	40	0.98
Sep 2021	45	113	2.5	55	1.22
Sep 2020	42	101	2.4	41	0.98
Sep 2019	44	111	2.5	43	0.98
Sep 2018	45	109	2.4	48	1.07
Sep 2017	45	97	2.2	45	1.00
Sep 2016	59	109	1.9	59	1.00
Sep 2015	45	107	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2014	55	85	1.6	42	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%91st of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	4%	106	104
2023/24	50%	2%	102	100
2022/23	58%	5%	105	102

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

Upper Beeding Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Steyning CofE Primary School
2.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
North Lancing Primary School
5.2 km · West Sussex

Good2024

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ashurst CofE Primary School
5.5 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Primary School
5.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Swiss Gardens Primary School
5.7 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School
5.7 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
5.8 km · West Sussex

Good2020

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
5.9 km · West Sussex

2026

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125857 · 938/2070
Capacity: 351 pupils · 298 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY
Local authority: West Sussex · Horsham

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