Summerlea Community Primary School
Windsor Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Todd
- Sponsor
- Schoolsworks Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 377
- URN
- 150513
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Telephone
- 01903856783
About this school
Summerlea Community Primary School is a primary academy in Littlehampton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 377 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Summerlea Community Primary School (URN 131518).
How Summerlea Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 12.1% | 377 | — |
| Rustington Community Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 554 | 0.2 miles |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 21% | 405 | 0.9 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton | — | 7.2% | 18.9% | 216 | 1.1 miles |
| Lyminster Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 205 | 1.3 miles |
| River Beach Primary School | 58% | 7% | 27.4% | 665 | 1.3 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)
- 12.09%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 14.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rustington Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Georgian Gardens Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton1.1 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Lyminster Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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River Beach Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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
- White Meadows Primary Academy Primary
- The Angmering School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Summerlea Community Primary School teach?
- Summerlea Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Littlehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Summerlea Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Summerlea Community Primary School is Mr Joseph Todd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Summerlea Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerlea Community 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 Summerlea Community Primary School?
- Summerlea Community Primary School has 377 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Summerlea Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Summerlea Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Summerlea Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Summerlea Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Summerlea Community Primary School?
- Summerlea Community Primary School is part of SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Summerlea Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Summerlea Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census.
- Does Summerlea Community Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Summerlea Community Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.