White Meadows Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Littlehampton, 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 🔒
White Meadows Primary Academy is a primary school in Littlehampton, West Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
White Meadows Primary Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception entry in 2026: 47 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 33.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19% across 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
- Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 616 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 July 2022
Strengths
- “The school’s ambitious mission of ‘Laying the Foundations for Life’ is evident across the school’s thoughtful curriculum.”
- “Pupils told the inspector that they felt lucky to have so many opportunities to create, play and learn.”
- “Pupils feel respected and safe because teachers make it very clear that being disrespectful is never acceptable.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that not all pupils get enough opportunity to practise reading at home.”
- “Though leaders have plans to provide these pupils more time to read to an adult in school, these plans are not always consistently carried out.”
- “In foundation subjects, such as science and physical education, assessment is less effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2022 (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) | 64% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 47 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 Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyminster Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- River Beach Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Summerlea Community Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rustington Community Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Arundel CofE Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published