Community school · West Sussex

Lyminster Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125927URN

Wick Street, Littlehampton, BN17 7JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.4 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

116 applications for 30 places · 12th 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

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 11 September 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

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 September 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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.4 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

116 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 5.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 4.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 4.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 5.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 5.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 4.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 4.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 5.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 4.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 4.0; 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	30	116	3.9	39	1.30
Sep 2025	30	119	4.0	29	0.97
Sep 2024	26	113	4.4	24	0.92
Sep 2023	23	134	5.8	20	0.87
Sep 2022	30	140	4.7	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	141	4.7	38	1.27
Sep 2020	30	170	5.7	47	1.57
Sep 2019	30	152	5.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	143	4.8	40	1.33
Sep 2017	30	140	4.7	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	160	5.3	45	1.50
Sep 2015	30	147	4.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014	30	119	4.0	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 75% · Maths 59% → 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 standard59%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard13%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth6%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard9%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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%	0%	102	101
2023/24	45%	3%	102	99
2022/23	48%	0%	104	101

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

Lyminster Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
0.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.5applications per place
White Meadows Primary Academy
0.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
River Beach Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Summerlea Community Primary School
2.0 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place
Rustington Community Primary School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.8 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
3.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Arundel CofE Primary School
4.0 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125927 · 938/2198
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wick Street, Littlehampton, BN17 7JZ
Local authority: West Sussex · Arun

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