Community school · West Sussex

Georgian Gardens Community Primary School

4–11Ages
405Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125959URN

Guildford Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

167 applications for 58 places · 54th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2022Ofsted'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

2.9applications per place, Reception

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

167 applications · 58 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.6

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	58	167	2.9	55	0.95
Sep 2025	55	139	2.5	54	0.98
Sep 2024	53	150	2.8	53	1.00
Sep 2023	57	159	2.8	56	0.98
Sep 2022	60	166	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2021	55	158	2.9	55	1.00
Sep 2020	60	169	2.8	53	0.88
Sep 2019	50	140	2.8	48	0.96
Sep 2018	49	180	3.7	45	0.92
Sep 2017	55	154	2.8	54	0.98
Sep 2016	60	192	3.2	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	221	3.7	57	0.95
Sep 2014	60	155	2.6	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 71% → 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 standard75%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	5%	104	103
2023/24	45%	2%	102	100
2022/23	48%	2%	103	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

Georgian Gardens Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
East Preston Junior School
0.9 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

53%met the SATs standard
East Preston Infant School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Rustington Community Primary School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Summerlea Community Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · West Sussex

2026

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
3.2 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.5applications per place
River Beach Primary School
3.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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: 125959 · 938/2237
Capacity: 420 pupils · 405 on roll
Free school meals: 21.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Guildford Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3JJ
Local authority: West Sussex · Arun

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