Sompting Village Primary School, Lancing

From the headteacher's welcome: "On our various pages, you will get a small taste of our school, where we promote trusting, caring, honest, thoughtful relationships and are deeply committed to our pupils and their families. The children, of course, are at the heart of everything we do."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 27 October 2026, an open day on Wednesday 28 October 2026, an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 and an admissions event on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Sompting Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Sompting Village Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sompting Village Primary School are Bramber Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths); The Globe Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 59% reading, 63% maths); Downsbrook Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Whytemead Primary School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths).

Sompting Village Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 92 pupils (25.4%) received SEN support and 27 (7.5%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Sompting Village Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is East Worthing Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tristram Close (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 188 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.

In 2024/25, Sompting Village Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sompting Village Primary School are The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (0.7 miles); Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (1 mile); St Andrew's CofE High School (1.2 miles); and Bohunt School Worthing (1.4 miles).