River Beach Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 16 2019 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
- 674 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 76.4%
Other White 11.4%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
African 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
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 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
River Beach Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 11 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 3 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 90 51 39 |
| Year 1 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 2 | 89 49 40 |
| Year 3 | 108 42 66 |
| Year 4 | 91 48 43 |
| Year 5 | 87 48 39 |
| Year 6 | 84 55 29 |