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East Preston Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • BN16 1EZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,421 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 79%79%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 59%59% · 2018/192022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 76%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East−17.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%4/10 Below+10.7 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East−10.7 pts
Maths score102 · South East 1052/10 Well below South East−12.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 63 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 42% · 60 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 52% · 62 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 64% · 59 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 43% · 79 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 52% · 61 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 53% · 87 pupils · South East 64%64%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 63 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 60 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 8% · 62 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 59 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 4% · 79 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 5% · 61 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 87 pupils · South East 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 63 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 60 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 62 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 79 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 61 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 87 pupils · South East 106104103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 63 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 62 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 79 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 61 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 102 · 87 pupils · South East 105104101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026351
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.8%
First language not English4.9%
SEN support13.2%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 45.9%Boys 54.1%

97.5% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 78 responses (22.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school98.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved97.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.8% not applicable75.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.9% not applicable98.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?26.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 26.9% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school98.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing98.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school98.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent94.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.8
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 11.4
  • Leadership 3.3
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 14.7 FTE · Whole workforce 28.8 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,476
Spend per pupil£5,186
Staff spend per pupil£4,327
Reserve per pupil£771
  • +£269,000revenue reserve
  • +£101,000in-year balance

Grants £5,633 · self-generated £52 · premises £241 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £3,487,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it