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Seaside Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Freshbrook Road, Lancing BN15 8DL · seaside.w-sussex.sch.uk · 01903 876300
On the mapSearch near BN15 8DL
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 620
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 82 | 80 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134837)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Seaside Primary School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 214
- 35% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (13%) with SEND