Upper Beeding Primary School
School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Andrews
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 125857
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903812288
About this school
Upper Beeding Primary School is a community primary school in Steyning. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 52 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 58% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 52% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Upper Beeding 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 | 58% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upper Beeding Primary School compares
Upper Beeding Primary School ranked 95th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.4% | 12.9% | 298 | — |
| Steyning CofE Primary School | 58% | 5% | 14.7% | 335 | 1.3 miles |
| North Lancing Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 407 | 3.2 miles |
| Ashurst CofE Primary School | 70% | 7.6% | 13.2% | 48 | 3.4 miles |
| Buckingham Park Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 14.6% | 442 | 3.5 miles |
| Swiss Gardens Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 14% | 343 | 3.5 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)
- 12.87%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 7.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Steyning CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Steyning
-
North Lancing Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Lancing
-
Ashurst CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Steyning
-
Buckingham Park Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
-
Swiss Gardens Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
Other schools in Steyning
- Ashurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Steyning CofE Primary School Primary
- Steyning Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Upper Beeding Primary School teach?
- Upper Beeding Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Steyning.
- Who is the headteacher of Upper Beeding Primary School?
- The headteacher of Upper Beeding Primary School is Mr Matthew Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upper Beeding Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upper Beeding 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 big is Upper Beeding Primary School?
- Upper Beeding Primary School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Upper Beeding Primary School full?
- Upper Beeding Primary School has capacity for 351 pupils and 298 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Upper Beeding Primary School a faith school?
- No. Upper Beeding Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upper Beeding Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upper Beeding Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Upper Beeding Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upper Beeding Primary School rank locally?
- Upper Beeding Primary School ranked 95th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upper Beeding Primary School's absence rate?
- Upper Beeding Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upper Beeding Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upper Beeding 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 30 June 2026.