Upper Beeding Primary School, Steyning

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Andrews
Pupils:298 / 351 capacity
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01903812288
Address:School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:125857
UKPRN:10073865
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Arundel and South Downs
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its July 2015 inspection — up from Good.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

11.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

95 responses
Would recommend93%
Child is happy95%
Well taught95%
Good progress86%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with20%
Kept informed90%
Handles concerns60%
Wider development86%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+22ppMaths+16ppWriting+9pp

Reading has improved from 58% to 80%. Maths has improved from 60% to 76%. Writing has improved from 67% to 76%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

24.4

Infant (KS1)

30.2

KS2

11

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

The Kings Head (opp)
333m · 5 min walk
Rising Sun (opp)
373m · 6 min walk
Steyning Grammar Towers (o/s)
592m · 10 min walk
St Mary's House (adj)
613m · 10 min walk
Beeding Court Business Park (adj)
776m · 13 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

85%

Available places

298 pupils

351 capacity

53 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Steyning

Low pressure
New homes approved:228
Projected new pupils:57

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Steyning

Admissions Demand - West Sussex

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

9,817

Applications

8,398

Got 1st preference

91.7%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsOutstanding
1 July 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
15 January 2013

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.42423%

Overall absence

7.22433%

Persistent absence

263

Enrolments

Authorised3.07562%
Unauthorised1.34862%
Persistent (10%+)7.22433%
Severe (50%+)0.76046%

Absence trend

3.71619%
18/19
2.49346%
20/21
5.43776%
21/22
4.99494%
22/23
4.74773%
23/24
4.42423%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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