River Beach Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 140089
- Address
- York Road, BN17 6EW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 677 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 18%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 75.9%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 4.6%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
River Beach Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 76
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 5 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 11 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 5 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 87 48 39 |
| Year 1 | 90 50 40 |
| Year 2 | 89 44 45 |
| Year 3 | 90 50 40 |
| Year 4 | 110 43 67 |
| Year 5 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 6 | 87 47 40 |