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Seal Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Melanie Strachan

corporate_fareTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSelsey, PO20 0BN

language Visit Website phone 1243602746

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

315

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Seal Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Selsey, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Seal Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Selsey, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 302 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #92 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #8,538 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 67%

Maths76% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 3.1

1.6

Write

LA -0.8

-0.2 to 3.3

2.8

Maths

LA -0.8

1.1 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading53% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.2

-4.8 to -1.6

1.7

Write

LA -1.2

0.2 to 3.1

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 73%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-3.1 to -0.1

1.4

Write

LA -1.4

-0.1 to 2.9

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.7 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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21 March 2018

Inspection Report

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13 February 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-11-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 302 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	302	2	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	292	2	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	313	3	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	310	3	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	303	2	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	314	7	2.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	315	3	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	312	3	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	323	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	326	10	3.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	333	7	2.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	333	10	3.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	334	12	3.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	357	3	0.8%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	357	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	362	10	2.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	405	5	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	404	19	4.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	400	9	2.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	399	4	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	394	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	399	5	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	401	4	1.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Seal Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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