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Seaside Primary School

Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL

Local ranking45th of 218 primary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
87.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
89

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
620
Boys
303 (49%)
Girls
317 (51%)
Capacity
630 (98% full)
SEND
15.5%
FSM Eligible
10.5%
EAL
9.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.6%
SEN Support
12.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
24.5
Budget per Pupil
£5,235/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.9%
  • White Other: 5.2%
  • Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%
  • Asian Indian: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.1%
  • Black African: 1.1%

81.9%

White British

5.2%

White Other

2.0%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
143387
UKPRN
10057694
Establishment No.
3367
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