Academy converter · West Sussex

Seaside Primary School

4–11Ages
620Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143387URN

Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.0per place

0.4 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

181 applications for 90 places · 138th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 4 March 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

181 applications · 90 places offered · 113 named it first

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

2026 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Seaside Primary School (URN 134837), 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	90	181	2.0	113	1.26
Sep 2025	90	169	1.9	88	0.98
Sep 2024	89	183	2.1	100	1.12
Sep 2023	90	180	2.0	102	1.13
Sep 2022	82	162	2.0	80	0.98
Sep 2021	90	204	2.3	101	1.12
Sep 2020	87	181	2.1	73	0.84
Sep 2019	87	170	2.0	82	0.94
Sep 2018	90	200	2.2	92	1.02
Sep 2017	90	175	1.9	98	1.09
Sep 2016 *	90	190	2.1	106	1.18
Sep 2015 *	63	157	2.5	52	0.83
Sep 2014 *	87	141	1.6	77	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 87% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%25th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard39%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard29%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	75%	9%	106	104
2023/24	71%	6%	105	105
2022/23	61%	1%	103	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

Seaside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Globe Primary Academy
1.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
North Lancing Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2024

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sompting Village Primary School
2.3 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Swiss Gardens Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Primary School
3.3 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Shoreham Beach Primary School
3.3 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bramber Primary School
3.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Downsbrook Primary School
3.6 km · West Sussex

2026

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143387 · 938/3367
Trust: New Horizons Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 620 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Seaside Primary School (URN 134837)
Address: Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL
Local authority: West Sussex · Adur

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