Community school · West Sussex

Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125922URN

Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

109 applications for 29 places · 17th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 4 December 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 December 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

109 applications · 29 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 4.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 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	29	109	3.8	36	1.24
Sep 2025	30	86	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2024	29	85	2.9	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	110	3.7	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	117	3.9	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	125	4.2	45	1.50
Sep 2020	30	118	3.9	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	117	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	125	4.2	40	1.33
Sep 2017	30	108	3.6	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	121	4.0	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	145	4.8	46	1.53
Sep 2014	30	100	3.3	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%118th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	56%	4%	103	102
2023/24	59%	7%	102	102
2022/23	53%	7%	105	105

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

Bartons Primary School, Bognor RegisThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis
1.0 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Southway Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
South Bersted CofE Primary School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Nyewood CofE Infant School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Nyewood CofE Junior School
1.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

63%met the SATs standard
Edward Bryant School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · West Sussex

Good2022
Downview Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125922 · 938/2186
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ
Local authority: West Sussex · Arun

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