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Seaside Primary School

Adur, BN15 8DLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
88 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
#3,718
of 13,686 nationally

About Seaside Primary School

Seaside Primary School’s most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in March 2025, awarded it an Outstanding rating across every graded category: quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. This is a school that has clearly sustained high standards over time, having also been rated Outstanding in its previous inspection in 2015. The most telling exam metric for a primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and here Seaside achieves 71 per cent. That is well above the West Sussex local authority average of 56 per cent for primary schools, placing the school 29th out of 226 state primaries in the county. In the Adur district specifically, it ranks third out of 11 schools on this measure, putting it in the top 50 nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressFreshbrook Road, Lancing, Adur, BN15 8DL
HeadteacherLee Murley
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils620
Free School Meals (FSM)10.5%
School Capacity620 / 630 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 30 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryPlaying FieldsArt StudiosGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

TennisFootballRoundersGymnasticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDramaGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:00-17:30

Source: seaside.w-sussex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Seaside Primary School

Seaside Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.