White Meadows Primary Academy
Whitelea Road, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 7JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Dingwall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 616
- URN
- 140794
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903731774
About this school
White Meadows Primary Academy is a primary academy in Littlehampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 616 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 2022, 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 | 87 | 88 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 66% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 53% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How White Meadows 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 | 71% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 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% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 610 |
| 2023/24 | 632 |
| 2024/25 | 640 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White Meadows Primary Academy compares
White Meadows Primary Academy ranked 77th 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 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 616 | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton | — | 7.2% | 18.9% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Lyminster Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| River Beach Primary School | 58% | 7% | 27.4% | 665 | 0.4 miles |
| Summerlea Community Primary School | — | 5.2% | 12.1% | 377 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 22.1% | 105 | 1.4 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)
- 35.75%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.17%
- Persistent absence
- 26.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton0.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Lyminster Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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River Beach Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Summerlea Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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St Mary's CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
Other schools in Littlehampton
White Meadows Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary 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
- The Angmering School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does White Meadows Primary Academy teach?
- White Meadows Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Littlehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of White Meadows Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of White Meadows Primary Academy is Mrs Amanda Dingwall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Meadows Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Meadows 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 White Meadows Primary Academy?
- White Meadows Primary Academy has 616 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is White Meadows Primary Academy full?
- White Meadows Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 616 on roll (98%), 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 White Meadows Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. White Meadows Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does White Meadows Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records White Meadows Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs White Meadows Primary Academy?
- White Meadows Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have White Meadows Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% 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 White Meadows Primary Academy rank locally?
- White Meadows Primary Academy ranked 77th 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 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is White Meadows Primary Academy's absence rate?
- White Meadows Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Meadows Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Meadows 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.