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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 January 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry75 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first
- 2026 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2025 3.4; 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 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2021 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2020 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2019 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2018 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2017 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2016 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2015 5.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2014 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Holmbush Primary School (URN 125908), the previous school.
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 | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 117 | 3.9 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 25 | 101 | 4.0 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 101 | 3.4 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 149 | 5.0 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 30 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 86% · Writing 57% · Maths 64% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43% | 7% | 107 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 0% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 40% | 3% | 103 | 102 |
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
- Holmbush Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · West SussexGood20232.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · West Sussex20262.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West SussexStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Brighton and HoveGood20221.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · West SussexRemains Good20233.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · Brighton and HoveStandards maintained20244.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Brighton and HoveGood20222.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141906 · 938/2166
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 226 pupils · 222 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2015
- Replaced
- Holmbush Primary School (URN 125908)
- Address
- Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Adur
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources