Academy converter · West Sussex

River Beach Primary School

3–11Ages
665Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140089URN

York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW · 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

2.1per place

0.4 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

140 applications for 68 places · 135th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 25 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

25 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below West Sussex median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

140 applications · 68 places offered · 65 named it first

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

2026 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.4; 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 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; 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	68	140	2.1	65	0.96
Sep 2025	76	138	1.8	73	0.96
Sep 2024	88	188	2.1	91	1.03
Sep 2023	89	214	2.4	98	1.10
Sep 2022	90	218	2.4	109	1.21
Sep 2021	90	224	2.5	112	1.24
Sep 2020	119	247	2.1	118	0.99
Sep 2019	90	221	2.5	92	1.02
Sep 2018	85	187	2.2	79	0.93
Sep 2017	89	206	2.3	94	1.06
Sep 2016	90	240	2.7	123	1.37
Sep 2015	89	189	2.1	98	1.10
Sep 2014	87	166	1.9	82	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 75% · Maths 73% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%108th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth6%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	58%	6%	103	103
2023/24	62%	5%	104	105
2022/23	63%	3%	104	103

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

River Beach Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
White Meadows Primary Academy
0.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
0.6 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.5applications per place
Lyminster Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rustington Community Primary School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

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

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140089 · 938/3374
Trust: Schoolsworks Academy Trust
Capacity: 700 pupils · 665 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: River Beach Primary School (URN 135808)
Address: York Road, Littlehampton, BN17 6EW
Local authority: West Sussex · Arun

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