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Edward Bryant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
London Road, Bognor Regis PO21 1BG · edwardbryantschool.co.uk · 01243 822454
On the mapSearch near PO21 1BG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 626
- 99% of 630 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 39%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 68 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 68 | 66 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 84 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 80 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Edward Bryant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 39
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied