Buckingham Park Primary School
Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Brown
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 610
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 134791
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273453515
About this school
Buckingham Park Primary School is a community primary school in Shoreham-By-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Buckingham Park 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 80 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Buckingham Park 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 | 68% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 548 |
| 2023/24 | 525 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckingham Park Primary School compares
Buckingham Park Primary School ranked 90th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.3% | 14.6% | 442 | — |
| St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 10.5% | 381 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Swiss Gardens Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 14% | 343 | 0.4 miles |
| Shoreham Beach Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Holmbush Primary Academy | 43% | 4.7% | 13.8% | 222 | 1.1 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)
- 14.58%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
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Swiss Gardens Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
-
Shoreham Beach Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
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Holmbush Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Shoreham-by-Sea
Other schools in Shoreham-By-Sea
Buckingham Park Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Shoreham-By-Sea.
- Holmbush Primary Academy Primary
- Shoreham Beach Primary School Primary
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Swiss Gardens Primary School Primary
- Shoreham Academy Secondary
- Herons Dale School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Buckingham Park Primary School teach?
- Buckingham Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Shoreham-By-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Buckingham Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buckingham Park Primary School is Mrs Kim Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buckingham Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckingham Park 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 Buckingham Park Primary School?
- Buckingham Park Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buckingham Park Primary School full?
- Buckingham Park Primary School has capacity for 610 pupils and 442 on roll (72%), 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 Buckingham Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckingham Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckingham Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buckingham Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Buckingham Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buckingham Park Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Buckingham Park Primary School ranked 90th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buckingham Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckingham Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buckingham Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckingham Park 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 1 July 2026.