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Sompting Village Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex

White Styles Road, Lancing, BN15 0BU

Website 01903204627

49

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 22/11/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

18.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

362

Capacity used

Has space

86%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer

55

Places offered

121

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4949● 100%
2nd preference435● 12%
3rd preference290● 0%
Total1215445%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
86%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sarah Erratt-Rose
Address
White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU
Phone
01903204627
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
Peverel · East Worthing and Shoreham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
134896

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals22%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support31%——
51% boys (183)49% girls (179)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

362 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    22 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 345 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%
20/21
17%
21/22
16%
22/23
19%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths49%——
Higher standard100%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard54%
-8% vs England
Higher standard1%
-7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard73%
-2% vs England
Higher standard32%
-1% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard60%
-12% vs England
Greater depth1%
-12% vs England

Maths

Expected standard62%
-12% vs England
Higher standard19%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard24%
-6% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

352019442023492024542025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)54%61%
Higher standard1%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.