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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 20 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Nicolas & St Mary CofE(Aided) Primary School, URN 126049
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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 entry136 applications · 50 places offered · 50 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2025 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2024 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2023 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2022 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2021 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2020 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2016 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2015 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as St Nicolas & St Mary CofE(Aided) Primary School (URN 126049), 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 | 50 | 136 | 2.7 | 50 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 119 | 2.5 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 57 | 120 | 2.1 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 124 | 2.1 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 * | 48 | 116 | 2.4 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 * | 49 | 138 | 2.8 | 46 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 168 | 2.8 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2018 * | 59 | 162 | 2.8 | 69 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 155 | 2.6 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 * | 59 | 175 | 3.0 | 71 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 193 | 3.2 | 92 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2014 * | 59 | 161 | 2.7 | 72 | 1.22 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 81% → all three 71% 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 | 71% | 12% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 2% | 108 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 7% | 107 | 104 |
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
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · West Sussex20262.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · West SussexRemains Good20233.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · West SussexGood20232.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · West SussexStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West SussexRemains Good20233.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · West SussexGood20232.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · Brighton and HoveGood20221.6applications per place 58%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
- 149006 · 938/3343
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 381 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2022
- Replaced
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE(Aided) Primary School (URN 126049)
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PE
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Adur
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources