Seaside Primary School, Lancing
Seaside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lancing, part of New Horizons Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 60th-highest of the 193 schools in West Sussex with published results, and 5,291st 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
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- 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
Seaside Primary School in detail
Seaside Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Seaside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% 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 (80% in reading, 84% in maths).
Getting a place at Seaside Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 113 families put Seaside Primary School as their first choice and 181 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Seaside Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seaside Primary School are The Globe Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 59% reading, 63% maths); North Lancing Primary School (1 mile, Good, 62% reading, 60% maths); Sompting Village Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 62% maths); and Swiss Gardens Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 68% maths).
Seaside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
The Globe Primary AcademyNorth Lancing Primary SchoolSompting Village Primary SchoolSwiss Gardens Primary School
The trust
Seaside Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.
What parents say
214 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Seaside Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).
Who goes there
11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 95 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 14 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lancing Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seaside Primary School (adjacent), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 161 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. 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, Seaside Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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 June 2015, 11 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
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Seaside Primary School creates an exceptionally happy environment where children are excited to come to school every day and feel very well cared for. The school excels at teaching reading from the start and carefully supports pupils with special needs to help them progress. With outstanding behavior, wonderful clubs and activities, and many leadership opportunities, your child will develop both academically and as a confident, respectful person.
Key Strengths
- Reading is a very high priority with skilled phonics teaching from Reception Year onwards, and pupils show striking love of reading
- Staff plan learning exceptionally well to build securely on what pupils already know, resulting in outstanding achievement
- Behavior is outstanding with pupils extremely keen to learn and following school rules closely
- Physical education is a big part of school life with many sports clubs and activities
- Exceptional support for personal development through clubs, activities, assemblies and many leadership opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- School identified and is now addressing the need to support more pupils to work at levels above those expected by the end of Year 6 in writing and mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has established an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Beach visits and local area learning, football tournaments, two well-stocked libraries, wide range of clubs and activities for social and cultural development, head boy and girl roles, sport monitors, library monitors, green group environmental activities, physical education programs
Seaside Primary School provides an exceptionally happy, welcoming environment where pupils are well known as individuals and parents are overwhelmingly positive. The school has very high expectations for pupils' achievement, with outstanding behavior, personal development, and leadership throughout.
At a Glance
11.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
214 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 remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.9
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
21
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Seaside Primary School
Term dates
Seaside Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see West Sussex's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Seaside Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Seaside 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
- 11
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 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.
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Your chances of a place at Seaside Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
620 pupils
630 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Lancing
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lancing
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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
95
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
17.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
620
Total Pupils
305
Boys
315
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
22.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,937
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£3309k
Total funding
£89k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
537
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
Seaside Primary School
Questions parents ask about Seaside Primary School
What are SATs results like at Seaside Primary School?
Of the pupils at Seaside Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Seaside Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Seaside Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Seaside Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Seaside 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 Seaside Primary School?
Seaside Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Seaside Primary School?
Classes at Seaside Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Seaside Primary School?
Seaside Primary School has around 620 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Seaside Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Seaside Primary School in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Seaside Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Seaside 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.
How many road collisions happen near Seaside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 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 Seaside Primary School?
Seaside Primary School is at Freshbrook Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8DL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)