Shoreham Beach Primary SchoolSt Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Summary of the comparison

Shoreham Beach Primary School and St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School are primary schools in Shoreham-by-Sea.

  • Shoreham Beach Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shoreham Beach Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shoreham Beach Primary School was judged Good and St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Shoreham Beach Primary School and 71.0% for St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Shoreham Beach Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shoreham Beach Primary School versus St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Shoreham-by-SeaShoreham Beach Primary SchoolShoreham-by-SeaSt Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking36th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure80th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 391
Capacity210 420
LocationShoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RH Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 391
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 10.5%
English as an additional language2.0% 3.3%
SEN support9.6% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.7% 8.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Shoreham Beach Primary School

St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School

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