Primary school in Littlehampton, West Sussex
Summerlea Community Primary School
Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN16 3SW
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 7 December 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 377
- Girls / boys
- 173 / 204
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 14%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Arun 007E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 88%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joseph Todd
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Rustington West
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- URN
- 150513
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 56% | 0.2 mi |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.9 mi |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Lyminster Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 50% | 1.3 mi |
| River Beach Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 1.3 mi |
| White Meadows Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 64% | 1.4 mi |
| East Preston Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 1.5 mi |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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