Summerlea Community Primary School, Littlehampton
Summerlea Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Littlehampton, part of Schoolsworks Academy Trust. It was 94% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Summerlea Community Primary School in detail
Results
Summerlea Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 131518), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Summerlea Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Summerlea Community Primary School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Summerlea Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Summerlea Community Primary School are Rustington Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Georgian Gardens Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths); St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton (1.1 miles); and Lyminster Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths).
Rustington Community Primary SchoolGeorgian Gardens Community Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonLyminster Primary School
The trust
Summerlea Community Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Schoolsworks Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Angmering Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Summerlea Primary School (opposite), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Summerlea Community Primary School issued 38 suspensions, 9.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Summerlea Community Primary School are The Littlehampton Academy (1 mile) and The Angmering School (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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
Summerlea Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Summerlea Community Primary School (URN 131518), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
At a Glance
9.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
23.8
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Summerlea Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 131518). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 62% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Summerlea Community Primary School
Term dates
Summerlea Community 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Summerlea Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Summerlea Community 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
6 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 Summerlea Community Primary School
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What the report includes for Summerlea Community Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Summerlea Community Primary School.
- West Sussex publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Summerlea Community Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Summerlea Community Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
- How many families in West Sussex got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
394 pupils
420 places
26 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
14.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
377
Total Pupils
204
Boys
173
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,467
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2146k
Total funding
£68k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
341
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Summerlea Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Summerlea Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Summerlea Community Primary School?
Summerlea Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 131518), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Summerlea Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Summerlea Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Summerlea Community Primary School (URN 131518), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
What is the catchment area for Summerlea Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Summerlea Community 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 Summerlea Community Primary School?
Summerlea Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Summerlea Community Primary School?
Classes at Summerlea Community Primary School average 27.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Summerlea Community Primary School?
Summerlea Community Primary School has around 377 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Summerlea Community Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Summerlea Community Primary School in 2024/25. 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Summerlea Community Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Summerlea Community 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 Summerlea Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 6 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 Summerlea Community Primary School?
Summerlea Community Primary School is at Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN16 3SW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)