Seal Primary Academy
East Street, Selsey, PO20 0BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Lovejoy /Sarah Read
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 413
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 138071
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243602746
About this school
Seal Primary Academy is a primary academy in Selsey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 294 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 October 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 | 46 | 48 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 63% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 46% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Seal Primary Academy 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 | 65% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seal Primary Academy compares
Seal Primary Academy ranked 75th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.6% | 20.5% | 294 | — |
| Medmerry Primary School | 61% | 6% | 23.3% | 211 | 0.2 miles |
| Sidlesham Primary School | 60% | 7% | 21.3% | 139 | 2.9 miles |
| East Wittering Community Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 27.7% | 247 | 4.3 miles |
| Rose Green Infant School | — | 5.3% | 10.2% | 269 | 4.5 miles |
| Rose Green Junior School | 69% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 385 | 4.6 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)
- 20.53%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Medmerry Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Sidlesham Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
East Wittering Community Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Rose Green Infant School4.5 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Rose Green Junior School4.6 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
Common questions
- What year groups does Seal Primary Academy teach?
- Seal Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Selsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Seal Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Seal Primary Academy is Mrs Melanie Lovejoy /Sarah Read, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seal Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seal Primary Academy, 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 Seal Primary Academy?
- Seal Primary Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seal Primary Academy full?
- Seal Primary Academy has capacity for 413 pupils and 294 on roll (71%), 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 Seal Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Seal Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Seal Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seal Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Seal Primary Academy?
- Seal Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seal Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seal Primary Academy rank locally?
- Seal Primary Academy ranked 75th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seal Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Seal Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seal Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seal Primary Academy'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.