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White Meadows Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton BN17 7JL · whitemeadowsacademy.org · 01903 731774
On the mapSearch near BN17 7JL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 616
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
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, 47 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 67 | 56 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for White Meadows Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 44
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied