Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Cornfield Close, Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 8 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Simpson
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 72
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 126170
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903731277
About this school
Cornfield School, Littlehampton is a boys' community special school in Littlehampton. It teaches children aged 8 to 16 and has 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cornfield School, Littlehampton, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -12.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 10.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 -1.95 to +0.15 | -1.73 -2.71 to -0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cornfield School, Littlehampton 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 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 22.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 24.93%
- Persistent absence
- 61.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
My Choice School Arundel2.5 miles
Special schools · West Sussex
-
Palatine Primary School5.3 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Courtlands Independent Special School5.4 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Slindon College5.5 miles
Independent schools · Arundel
-
Oak Grove College5.5 miles
Special schools · Worthing
Other schools in Littlehampton
- East Preston Infant School Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Cornfield School, Littlehampton teach?
- Cornfield School, Littlehampton teaches children aged 8 to 16. It is a special school in Littlehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Cornfield School, Littlehampton?
- The headteacher of Cornfield School, Littlehampton is Mr Stuart Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cornfield School, Littlehampton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cornfield School, Littlehampton, 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 Cornfield School, Littlehampton?
- Cornfield School, Littlehampton has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 16.
- Is Cornfield School, Littlehampton full?
- Cornfield School, Littlehampton has capacity for 72 pupils and 83 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 Cornfield School, Littlehampton a faith school?
- No. Cornfield School, Littlehampton has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Cornfield School, Littlehampton have?
- The schools register lists Cornfield School, Littlehampton's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cornfield School, Littlehampton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cornfield School, Littlehampton's absence rate?
- Cornfield School, Littlehampton's overall absence rate is 24.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cornfield School, Littlehampton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cornfield School, Littlehampton'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.