North Lancing Primary School
Mill Road, Adur, Lancing, BN15 0PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Brown
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 125841
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903752301
About this school
North Lancing Primary School is a community primary school in Lancing. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected North Lancing Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 42% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 53% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 53% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 55% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How North Lancing Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Lancing Primary School compares
North Lancing Primary School ranked 145th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 407 | — |
| The Globe Primary Academy | 36% | 6.6% | 23.5% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Seaside Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 10.5% | 620 | 1.0 miles |
| Sompting Village Primary School | 54% | 6.2% | 26.8% | 362 | 1.1 miles |
| Bramber Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 209 | 1.8 miles |
| Swiss Gardens Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 14% | 343 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.75%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 15.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Globe Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Lancing
-
Seaside Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lancing
-
Sompting Village Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lancing
-
Bramber Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Swiss Gardens Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
Other schools in Lancing
- Seaside Primary School Primary
- Sompting Village Primary School Primary
- The Globe Primary Academy Primary
- Boundstone Nursery School Nursery
- Springboard Education Special schools
- Lancing College Independent schools
- Sompting Abbotts School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does North Lancing Primary School teach?
- North Lancing Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancing.
- Who is the headteacher of North Lancing Primary School?
- The headteacher of North Lancing Primary School is Mrs Emma Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has North Lancing Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Lancing Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at North Lancing Primary School?
- North Lancing Primary School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is North Lancing Primary School full?
- North Lancing Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 407 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is North Lancing Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Lancing Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Lancing Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records North Lancing Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have North Lancing Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Lancing Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- North Lancing Primary School ranked 145th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Lancing Primary School's absence rate?
- North Lancing Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Lancing Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Lancing Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.