Rustington Community Primary SchoolSummerlea Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Littlehampton.

Summary of the comparison

Rustington Community Primary School and Summerlea Community Primary School are primary schools in Littlehampton.

  • Rustington Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Summerlea Community Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rustington Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rustington Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and Summerlea Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Rustington Community Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Rustington Community Primary School versus Summerlea Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LittlehamptonRustington Community Primary SchoolLittlehamptonSummerlea Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking66th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure215th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll579 397
Capacity630 Not reported
LocationLittlehampton, BN16 3PW Littlehampton, BN16 3SW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census579 397
Free school meals (ever 6)8.5% 12.1%
English as an additional language4.8% 9.3%
SEN support8.6% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% Stronger figure14.1% 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.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Rustington Community Primary School · Summerlea Community Primary School