East Preston Infant School
Lashmar Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire New
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 125919
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903773177
About this school
East Preston Infant School is a community primary school in Littlehampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 223 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How East Preston Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 255 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Preston Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 5.9% | 223 | — |
| East Preston Junior School | 53% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 351 | 0.0 miles |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 21% | 405 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 160 | 1.3 miles |
| Rustington Community Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 554 | 1.4 miles |
| Summerlea Community Primary School | — | 5.2% | 12.1% | 377 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.93%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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East Preston Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
-
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
-
Rustington Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Summerlea Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
Other schools in Littlehampton
- East Preston Junior School Primary
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primary
- Lyminster Primary School Primary
- River Beach Primary School Primary
- Rustington Community Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primary
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primary
- White Meadows Primary Academy Primary
- The Angmering School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does East Preston Infant School teach?
- East Preston Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Littlehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of East Preston Infant School?
- The headteacher of East Preston Infant School is Mrs Claire New, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Preston Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Preston Infant 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 East Preston Infant School?
- East Preston Infant School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is East Preston Infant School full?
- East Preston Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 223 on roll (83%), 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 East Preston Infant School a faith school?
- No. East Preston Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Preston Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Preston Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is East Preston Infant School's absence rate?
- East Preston Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does East Preston Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for East Preston Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.