Ofsted: Good emoji_events #126 in West Sussex public Top 76% UK

East Preston Junior School

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

personMr Michael Tidd

corporate_fareSCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLittlehampton, BN16 1EZ

language Visit Website phone 1903785672

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

308

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Expected Standard

53%

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Age Range

7-11

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East Preston Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Littlehampton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

East Preston Junior School is an academy converter in Littlehampton, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 349 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #126 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #10,936 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

53%

LA 56%

Reading72% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 67%

Maths69% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 0.3

-1.0

Write

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 0.3

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.2 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.2 to 0.0

-1.7

Write

LA -1.2

-3.2 to -0.3

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.7 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 73%

Maths60% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.1

-4.4 to -1.2

-2.3

Write

LA -1.4

-3.8 to -0.8

-3.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.1 to -2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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05 May 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-01-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(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 349 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	349	4	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	350	4	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	323	4	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	322	3	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	322	5	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	310	5	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	312	7	2.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	310	4	1.3%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	289	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	291	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	290	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	284	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	284	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	265	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	268	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	272	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	251	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	253	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	251	5	2.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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East Preston Junior School

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

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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