North Lancing Primary SchoolUpper Beeding Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
North Lancing Primary School and Upper Beeding Primary School are primary schools.
North Lancing Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Upper Beeding Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Upper Beeding Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
North Lancing Primary School was judged Good and Upper Beeding Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for North Lancing Primary School and 61.0% for Upper Beeding Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at North Lancing Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Upper Beeding Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LancingNorth Lancing Primary School | SteyningUpper Beeding Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100 | C55/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 167th of 218 in West Sussex | 102nd of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 400 | 303 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 351 | |
| Location | Lancing, BN15 0PT | Steyning, BN44 3HY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 50.0% | 61.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 5.0% Stronger figure | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 400 | 303 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.8% | 12.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.5% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 24.5% | 18.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% | 7.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
North Lancing Primary School
Upper Beeding Primary School
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