Seaside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Lancing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.82 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Seaside Primary School is a primary school in Lancing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Seaside 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 | 0.82 mi |
| 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
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.82 miles away, the 28th shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.30 miles).
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 113 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 90 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- Freshbrook Road, Lancing, BN15 8DL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 620 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Seaside Primary School provides an exceptionally happy, welcoming environment for all.”
- “This very large school successfully ensures that pupils are well known as individuals.”
- “Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school.”
To improve
- “Last year, it identified room for improvement in how many pupils are supported to work at levels above those expected by the end of Year 6 in writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 2025 (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) | 75% | 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: 113 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 90 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.
- The Globe Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Lancing Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Sompting Village Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Swiss Gardens Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Buckingham Park Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shoreham Beach Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bramber Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downsbrook Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published