Buckingham Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Buckingham Park Primary School is a primary school in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Buckingham Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 15.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex is 14%.
- For Reception 2026, there were 44 first-choice applications for 44 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results were the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Buckingham Road, Buckingham Park Primary, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 442 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2023
Strengths
- “The school values of empathy, perseverance, independence, creativity and collaboration (EPICC) underpin every aspect of school life.”
- “There are strong relationships between adults and pupils.”
- “This is because staff know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, leaders know that more work is needed to ensure that teachers adapt other curriculum subjects to the same standard in order to support and embed the learning of pupils with SEND.”
- “However, currently, staff recognise that there are limited roles the children can take on, and this is being reviewed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swiss Gardens Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Shoreham Beach Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holmbush Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glebe Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eastbrook Primary Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Seaside Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published