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Upper Beeding Primary School

Community school · Steyning · BN44 3HY

Ages 4–11 · 298 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
275

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 fill85%

298 pupils · 351 places

Pupils on roll
298
Boys / girls
151 / 147
School capacity
351
Capacity fill
298 / 351 (85%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
34
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
Mr Matthew Andrews

Location

Address
School Road, Upper Beeding
Postcode
BN44 3HY
Town
Steyning
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Horsham
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 Steyning, West Sussex, 298 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.4%.

Open schools in Steyning
4
Primary schools in Steyning
3
Academies among open schools in Steyning
25% (1)
Open schools in BN44
4
Primary in BN44
3
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.

Compare with theseAll in SteyningNear BN44

  • Steyning CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Steyning · BN44 3RQ · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.8%

    1.3 miles away

  • Steyning Grammar School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Steyning · BN44 3RX · West Sussex

    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.1
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.5%

    1.3 miles away

  • Lancing College

    Other independent school

    Lancing · BN15 0RW · West Sussex

    Ages 13–18

    • Att839.3
    • EM5+0%

    2.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Andrews
Telephone
01903812288
Website
https://www.upperbeeding.w-sussex.sch.uk/web

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