Community school · West Sussex

Buckingham Park Primary School

4–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134791URN

Buckingham Road, Buckingham Park Primary, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

131 applications for 44 places · 46th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 December 2013
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

131 applications · 44 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.5; 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	44	131	3.0	44	1.00
Sep 2025	46	128	2.8	46	1.00
Sep 2024	41	137	3.3	41	1.00
Sep 2023	59	171	2.9	58	0.98
Sep 2022	75	187	2.5	72	0.96
Sep 2021	73	206	2.8	69	0.95
Sep 2020	84	214	2.6	67	0.80
Sep 2019	62	201	3.2	57	0.92
Sep 2018	86	229	2.7	81	0.94
Sep 2017	83	229	2.8	61	0.73
Sep 2016	72	213	3.0	67	0.93
Sep 2015	79	245	3.1	54	0.68
Sep 2014	80	197	2.5	54	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 73% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%89th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard32%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	62%	3%	107	106
2023/24	70%	8%	107	105
2022/23	68%	4%	107	106

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

Buckingham Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School
0.4 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

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

2026

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Swiss Gardens Primary School
0.7 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Shoreham Beach Primary School
1.1 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holmbush Primary Academy
1.8 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
2.0 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Eastbrook Primary Academy
3.0 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Seaside Primary School
3.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 75%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: 134791 · 938/3370
Capacity: 610 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Buckingham Road, Buckingham Park Primary, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
Local authority: West Sussex · Adur

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