Sompting Village Primary School
White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Erratt-Rose
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 134896
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903204627
About this school
Sompting Village Primary School is a community primary school in Lancing. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 362 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 79 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 49% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 59% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 65% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Sompting Village 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 | 44% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sompting Village Primary School compares
Sompting Village Primary School ranked 128th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.2% | 26.8% | 362 | — |
| Bramber Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| The Globe Primary Academy | 36% | 6.6% | 23.5% | 379 | 0.8 miles |
| Downsbrook Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 398 | 0.9 miles |
| Whytemead Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 21.2% | 221 | 1.0 miles |
| North Lancing Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 407 | 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)
- 26.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 17.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramber Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
The Globe Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Lancing
-
Downsbrook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Whytemead Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
North Lancing Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lancing
Other schools in Lancing
- North Lancing Primary School Primary
- Seaside Primary School Primary
- The Globe Primary Academy Primary
- Boundstone Nursery School Nursery
- Springboard Education Special schools
- Lancing College Independent schools
- Sompting Abbotts School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sompting Village Primary School teach?
- Sompting Village Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancing.
- Who is the headteacher of Sompting Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sompting Village Primary School is Mrs Sarah Erratt-Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sompting Village Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sompting Village 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 Sompting Village Primary School?
- Sompting Village Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sompting Village Primary School full?
- Sompting Village Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 362 on roll (86%), 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 Sompting Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sompting Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sompting Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sompting Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sompting Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sompting Village Primary School rank locally?
- Sompting Village Primary School ranked 128th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sompting Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Sompting Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sompting Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sompting Village 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.