South East
Primary schools in West Sussex
332 schools, 128,090 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 36.3.
Ofsted across West Sussex
Good153
Outstanding15
Requires improvement14
Inadequate2
No overall grade148
184 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 148 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in West Sussex
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Way Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Outstanding 2024 | 95% |
| Arundel CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Arundel | Good 2024 | 90% |
| Barns Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | No grade | 89% |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 85% |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, HorshamAcademy converter | Horsham | Good 2023 | 83% |
| Fishbourne CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | No grade | 83% |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, CuckfieldAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 82% |
| Camelsdale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Haslemere | Good 2024 | 79% |
| Pound Hill Junior School, CrawleyCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2024 | 79% |
| Handcross Primary SchoolCommunity school | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 79% |
| Kingslea Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | No grade | 79% |
| Hilltop Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | Good 2024 | 79% |
| Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hassocks | No grade | 79% |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shoreham-by-Sea | No grade | 79% |
| South Bersted CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bognor Regis | Good 2022 | 78% |
| St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horsham | No grade | 78% |
| Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Worthing | Good 2023 | 77% |
| All Saints CofE Primary School, HorshamVoluntary aided school | Horsham | No grade | 77% |
| Broadfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Crawley | No grade | 77% |
| Seymour Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 77% |
| Blackthorns Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | No grade | 77% |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Burgess Hill | Good 2023 | 77% |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillCommunity school | Burgess Hill | Good 2022 | 76% |
| The Mill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Crawley | No grade | 76% |
| Jessie Younghusband Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Good 2024 | 75% |
| Arunside School, HorshamCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 75% |
| Singleton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Singleton | Good 2023 | 75% |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 75% |
| Seaside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Lancing | No grade | 75% |
| Holbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 74% |
| Barnham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | Good 2024 | 74% |
| Billingshurst Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Billingshurst | Requires improvement 2023 | 74% |
| Leechpool Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Requires improvement 2024 | 73% |
| Southway Junior SchoolCommunity school | Burgess Hill | No grade | 73% |
| Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Worthing | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Castlewood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 72% |
| The Oaks Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 72% |
| Bolnore Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Good 2019 | 72% |
| Jolesfield CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Halsford Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | East Grinstead | Good 2022 | 71% |
| St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shoreham-by-Sea | No grade | 71% |
| Durrington Junior SchoolCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2022 | 70% |
| Ferring C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Worthing | Good 2022 | 70% |
| Ashurst CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Steyning | No grade | 70% |
| Tangmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Chichester | No grade | 70% |
| Lindfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Outstanding 2021 | 70% |
| Downsbrook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Worthing | Good 2022 | 70% |
| Vale School, WorthingCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2022 | 69% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Littlehampton | Good 2024 | 69% |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horsham | Good 2024 | 69% |
| Langley Green PrimaryCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2023 | 69% |
| Southwater Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Horsham | Good 2023 | 69% |
| Kingsham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chichester | No grade | 69% |
| Rose Green Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | Outstanding 2024 | 69% |
| Bosham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Good 2024 | 68% |
| North Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Thomas A Becket Junior SchoolCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2024 | 68% |
| Eastbrook Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Brighton | No grade | 68% |
| Whytemead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Worthing | Good 2024 | 68% |
| Northchapel Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Petworth | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Thorney Island Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Emsworth | Good 2023 | 67% |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horsham | No grade | 67% |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, CrawleyVoluntary aided school | Crawley | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Northlands Wood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | No grade | 67% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Hawthorns Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Worthing | Requires improvement 2021 | 67% |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burgess Hill | Requires improvement 2024 | 66% |
| Baldwins Hill Primary School, East GrinsteadAcademy converter | East Grinstead | Good 2022 | 66% |
| Parklands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Good 2023 | 65% |
| The Windmills Junior SchoolCommunity school | Hassocks | Good 2021 | 65% |
| West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Worthing | No grade | 65% |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Littlehampton | No grade | 65% |
| William Penn SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | Requires improvement 2024 | 64% |
| The Bewbush AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Crawley | No grade | 64% |
| Seal Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Selsey | Good 2023 | 64% |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hassocks | No grade | 64% |
| White Meadows Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Littlehampton | Good 2022 | 64% |
| Aldingbourne Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Good 2022 | 63% |
| Shelley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | No grade | 63% |
| Thakeham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Pulborough | Good 2024 | 63% |
| Chidham Parochial Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | Good 2024 | 63% |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Haywards Heath | No grade | 63% |
| Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Copthorne | Good 2024 | 63% |
| Nyewood CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bognor Regis | Good 2024 | 63% |
| Maidenbower Junior SchoolCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2022 | 63% |
| Waterfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 63% |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | No grade | 63% |
| Balcombe Cofe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Buckingham Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shoreham-by-Sea | Good 2023 | 62% |
| Milton Mount Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 62% |
| Upper Beeding Primary SchoolCommunity school | Steyning | No grade | 61% |
| Estcots Primary SchoolCommunity school | East Grinstead | No grade | 61% |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Littlehampton | Good 2022 | 61% |
| Medmerry Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | No grade | 61% |
| Orchards Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Worthing | Good 2024 | 61% |
| Blackwell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | East Grinstead | Good 2023 | 61% |
| Sidlesham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Requires improvement 2024 | 60% |
| Ashington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Pulborough | Good 2022 | 60% |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Arundel | Good 2022 | 60% |
| St John's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Warden Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Haywards Heath | No grade | 60% |
| The March CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | Good 2023 | 60% |
| East Wittering Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | Good 2023 | 59% |
| Shoreham Beach Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shoreham-by-Sea | No grade | 59% |
| Birdham CE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | Good 2022 | 59% |
| Edward Bryant SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | Good 2022 | 59% |
| Gossops Green PrimaryAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 59% |
| Duncton CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Petworth | Good 2024 | 58% |
| Petworth Cof E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Petworth | No grade | 58% |
| Steyning CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Steyning | Good 2023 | 58% |
| Bury CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Pulborough | Good 2024 | 58% |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | East Grinstead | No grade | 58% |
| River Beach Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Littlehampton | No grade | 58% |
| North Mundham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | No grade | 57% |
| Bramber Primary SchoolCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Greenway Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Horsham | Good 2024 | 57% |
| Harlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haywards Heath | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Funtington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chichester | No grade | 56% |
| West Chiltington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Pulborough | No grade | 56% |
| Southbourne Junior SchoolCommunity school | Emsworth | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Bartons Primary School, Bognor RegisCommunity school | Bognor Regis | No grade | 56% |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Littlehampton | Good 2022 | 56% |
| Rustington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Littlehampton | No grade | 56% |
| London Meed Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Burgess Hill | Good 2023 | 55% |
| Sompting Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancing | Good 2022 | 54% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Worthing | No grade | 54% |
| Loxwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Billingshurst | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Storrington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Pulborough | Good 2024 | 53% |
| Three Bridges Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crawley | Requires improvement 2024 | 53% |
| Homefield Primary School and SSCCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2023 | 53% |
| The Meads Primary SchoolCommunity school | East Grinstead | Good 2024 | 53% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Pulborough | Good 2024 | 53% |
| East Preston Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Littlehampton | No grade | 53% |
| Lavant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Elm Grove Primary School, WorthingCommunity school | Worthing | Good 2024 | 52% |
| Southway Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bognor Regis | Good 2022 | 52% |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Henfield | Good 2020 | 52% |
| Forge Wood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Crawley | No grade | 51% |
| Desmond Anderson Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 51% |
| Colgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 50% |
| North Lancing Primary SchoolCommunity school | Lancing | Good 2024 | 50% |
| Plaistow and Kirdford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Billingshurst | No grade | 50% |
| Rudgwick Primary SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 50% |
| Westbourne Primary SchoolCommunity school | Emsworth | No grade | 50% |
| Lyminster Primary SchoolCommunity school | Littlehampton | No grade | 50% |
| Rogate CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Petersfield | No grade | 50% |
| Shipley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | Good 2024 | 50% |
| Harting CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | South Harting | No grade | 50% |
| Woodgate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | 50% |
| Wisborough Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Billingshurst | Good 2023 | 48% |
| Warnham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | No grade | 48% |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Crawley | Good 2022 | 48% |
| West Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2024 | 47% |
| Midhurst CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Midhurst | No grade | 47% |
| St. Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Haywards Heath | Good 2024 | 47% |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingVoluntary aided school | Worthing | Good 2022 | 47% |
| Northgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2022 | 47% |
| Eastergate CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | No grade | 46% |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Worthing | Good 2023 | 46% |
| Yapton CE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Arundel | Good 2024 | 45% |
| Southgate PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Crawley | Good 2023 | 45% |
| Downview Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | No grade | 44% |
| Swiss Gardens Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shoreham-by-Sea | Good 2023 | 43% |
| Twineham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Haywards Heath | Requires improvement 2024 | 43% |
| Portfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | West Sussex | No grade | 43% |
| Holmbush Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Shoreham-by-Sea | Good 2023 | 43% |
| Heene CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Worthing | Inadequate 2022 | 43% |
| Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | Good 2024 | 42% |
| Fittleworth CofE Village SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Fittleworth | No grade | 42% |
| Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, FelphamVoluntary aided school | Bognor Regis | Good 2022 | 41% |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower BeedingVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | Good 2022 | 40% |
| Glebe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brighton | Good 2023 | 40% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Pulborough | Good 2022 | 39% |
| Slindon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Arundel | No grade | 38% |
| Easebourne CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Midhurst | No grade | 38% |
| The Globe Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Lancing | Good 2023 | 36% |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chichester | Good 2022 | 36% |
| Hollycombe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Liphook | Good 2024 | 35% |
| The Laurels Primary School, WorthingAcademy converter | Worthing | Good 2022 | 35% |
| St Giles CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Haywards Heath | No grade | 33% |
| Oakfields Primary School, HorshamCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2024 | 31% |
| Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor RegisCommunity school | Bognor Regis | No grade | 30% |
| Rake CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Liss | No grade | 25% |
| St James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamVoluntary controlled school | Pulborough | No grade | 20% |
| Bolney CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Haywards Heath | No grade | 20% |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Horsham | Good 2023 | 18% |
| Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chichester | Good 2023 | 18% |
| Boxgrove CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | Good 2023 | 15% |
| West Wittering Parochial Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chichester | Good 2022 | 13% |
| Clapham and Patching CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Worthing | No grade | 11% |
| Trafalgar Community Infant SchoolCommunity school | Horsham | Good 2024 | — |
| Stedham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Midhurst | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Durrington Infant SchoolCommunity school | Worthing | No grade | — |
| Southbourne Infant SchoolCommunity school | Emsworth | Good 2023 | — |
| East Preston Infant SchoolCommunity school | Littlehampton | No grade | — |
| Rose Green Infant SchoolCommunity school | Bognor Regis | Good 2023 | — |
| Hassocks Infant SchoolCommunity school | Hassocks | No grade | — |
| The Gattons Infant SchoolCommunity school | Burgess Hill | Good 2024 | — |
| Fairway Infant School, CopthorneCommunity school | Crawley | No grade | — |
| Thomas A Becket Infant SchoolCommunity school | Worthing | No grade | — |
| Maidenbower Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Crawley | No grade | — |
| Springfield Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Worthing | No grade | — |
| Amberley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Arundel | No grade | — |
| Brook Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Crawley | Good 2024 | — |
| Southwater Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Horsham | Good 2022 | — |
| Fernhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Haslemere | No grade | — |
| Pound Hill Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Crawley | No grade | — |
| Kilnwood Vale Primary SchoolFree schools | Horsham | Good 2023 | — |
| St. Joseph's Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | Good 2023 | — |
| Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)Voluntary controlled school | Petworth | No grade | — |
| Orchards Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Worthing | Requires improvement 2021 | — |
| Summerlea Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Littlehampton | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| Rusper Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Horsham | Inadequate 2022 | — |
| Oak Tree Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Burgess Hill | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | Good 2022 | — |
| Crawley Down Village CofE SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | Good 2024 | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonAcademy converter | Littlehampton | Good 2022 | — |
| West Dean CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Nyewood CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | Good 2023 | — |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Arundel | Good 2021 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bognor Regis | Good 2022 | — |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chichester | Good 2022 | — |
| Ashurst Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | East Grinstead | No grade | — |
| Turners Hill Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crawley | Good 2023 | — |
| West Hoathly CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Select | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East GrinsteadAcademy converter | East Grinstead | Good 2022 | — |