Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis
Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 5EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Powell
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 125922
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243822056
About this school
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis is a community primary school in Bognor Regis. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 63% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 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 | 53% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis compares
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis ranked 123rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 207 | — |
| Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis | 30% | 6.2% | 37.3% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| Southway Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 445 | 0.6 miles |
| South Bersted CofE Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 15% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Nyewood CofE Infant School | — | — | — | 181 | 1.0 miles |
| Nyewood CofE Junior School | 63% | 6.3% | 21% | 291 | 1.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.12%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 5.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis0.6 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
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Southway Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
South Bersted CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Nyewood CofE Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Nyewood CofE Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
Other schools in Bognor Regis
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Bognor Regis.
- Barnham Primary School Primary
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis Primary
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham Primary
- Downview Primary School Primary
- Edward Bryant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Infant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Junior School Primary
- Rose Green Infant School Primary
- Rose Green Junior School Primary
- South Bersted CofE Primary School Primary
- Southway Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis teach?
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bognor Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis?
- The headteacher of Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis is Mrs Kate Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis, 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 Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis?
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis full?
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), 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 Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis a faith school?
- No. Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis has no designated religious character.
- Does Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis ranked 123rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis's absence rate?
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis'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.