Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Summerlea Community Primary School

5–11Ages
377Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150513URN

Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SW

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

143 applications for 60 places · 97th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 7 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

143 applications · 60 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 5.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Summerlea Community Primary School (URN 131518), 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	60	143	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2025	46	126	2.7	43	0.93
Sep 2024 *	50	149	3.0	49	0.98
Sep 2023 *	41	138	3.4	40	0.98
Sep 2022 *	59	178	3.0	48	0.81
Sep 2021 *	60	195	3.3	56	0.93
Sep 2020 *	55	195	3.6	51	0.93
Sep 2019 *	60	241	4.0	73	1.22
Sep 2018 *	60	233	3.9	60	1.00
Sep 2017 *	60	227	3.8	80	1.33
Sep 2016 *	88	273	3.1	105	1.19
Sep 2015 *	60	301	5.0	86	1.43
Sep 2014 *	60	247	4.1	94	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three 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
2023/24
2022/23

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

Summerlea Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place
Rustington Community Primary School
0.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
1.8 km · West Sussex

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
East Preston Junior School
2.4 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

53%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · West Sussex

2026

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150513 · 938/2065
Trust: Schoolsworks Academy Trust
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2024
Replaced: Summerlea Community Primary School (URN 131518)
Address: Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SW
Local authority: West Sussex · Arun

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