Lyminster Primary School, Littlehampton
Lyminster Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Littlehampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 9 schools in Littlehampton with published results, and 13,056th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lyminster Primary School in detail
Lyminster Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in West Sussex
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Lyminster Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (52% in reading, 61% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Lyminster Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Lyminster Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Lyminster Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lyminster Primary School are St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton (0.3 miles); White Meadows Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); River Beach Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 73% maths); and Summerlea Community Primary School (1.3 miles).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Lyminster Primary School.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonWhite Meadows Primary AcademyRiver Beach Primary SchoolSummerlea Community Primary School
What parents say
31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lyminster Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Littlehampton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Courtwick Road (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 293 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lyminster Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lyminster Primary encourages every child to 'find your roar' - developing their voices and confidence through leadership opportunities and positive relationships with staff. The school excels at supporting early readers through skilled phonics teaching and ensures children with additional needs receive personalised support to help them thrive. Your child will experience a rich, ambitious curriculum taught by knowledgeable teachers with high expectations for everyone.
Key Strengths
- Pupils develop strong leadership skills through various roles like peer mentors, building confidence and responsibility
- Excellent phonics teaching and reading support means most pupils are fluent, confident readers by the end of Key Stage 1
- Teachers have high expectations for all pupils including those with SEND, who achieve well against their personal targets
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge and skills progressively
- Strong staff expertise and school leadership that is reflective and constantly improving
Areas for Improvement
- Some older pupils need more consistent teaching of spelling and grammar to communicate their ideas more clearly
- In a few subjects, the tasks teachers choose don't match the curriculum well enough or help pupils learn as deeply as they could
- Attendance is regular but leaders want to improve it further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and knowing they have trusted adults to share concerns with.
Extracurricular Activities
Chess, rugby, gardening, clubs offering diverse activities
Lyminster Primary School has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. The school encourages pupils to develop confidence and leadership skills while creating a calm, purposeful learning environment.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 52% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 65% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Lyminster Primary School
Newsletter 25.09.2026
28 Sep 2026
Newsletter 18.09.2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 11.09.2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter 04.09.2026
9 Sep 2026
Newsletter 04.09.2026
9 Sep 2026
Newsletter 17.07.2026
17 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lyminster Primary School.
- Good Ground Site 1540m away · Not yet graded
- Littlehampton Beachstars970m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Lyminster Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lyminster Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lyminster Primary School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 46
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 32 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Lyminster Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
205 pupils
210 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Littlehampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Littlehampton
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
205
Total Pupils
84
Boys
121
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
20.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,493
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,641
Per pupil
£1288k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
19.4%
Persistent absence
191
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lyminster Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lyminster Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lyminster Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lyminster Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in maths.
What is Lyminster Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lyminster Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lyminster Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lyminster Primary School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lyminster Primary School?
Lyminster Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Lyminster Primary School?
Classes at Lyminster Primary School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Lyminster Primary School?
Lyminster Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lyminster Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Lyminster Primary School in 2024/25. 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lyminster Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Lyminster Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Lyminster Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Lyminster Primary School: Good Ground Site 1 (540m away, registered, not yet graded) and Littlehampton Beachstars (970m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Lyminster Primary School's term dates?
Lyminster Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Lyminster Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 46 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 32 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lyminster Primary School?
Lyminster Primary School is at Wick Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 7JZ.
Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)