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North Lancing Primary School

Community school · Lancing · BN15 0PT

Ages 4–11 · 407 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

6.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
351

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

407 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
407
Boys / girls
198 / 209
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
407 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
5.7%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Brown

Location

Address
Mill Road, Adur
Postcode
BN15 0PT
Town
Lancing
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Adur
Constituency
East Worthing and Shoreham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Lancing, West Sussex, 407 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.7%.

Open schools in Lancing
7
Primary schools in Lancing
4
Academies among open schools in Lancing
29% (2)
Open schools in BN15
8
Primary in BN15
4
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM20.3%

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    • Absence5.2%
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  • Sompting Village Primary School

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    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM21.5%

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  • Bramber Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM11.0%

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    • KS258%
    • Absence5.5%
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  • Downsbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    • KS265%
    • Absence4.4%
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  • Whytemead Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS253%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM20.4%

    2.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Brown
Telephone
01903752301
Website
http://www.northlancing.w-sussex.sch.uk

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