Edward Bryant School

Edward Bryant School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in all key areas, with exceptional behaviour and attitudes among pupils being a notable strength. The school has established a supportive and inclusive environment, aided by a dedicated leadership team that prioritizes strong community engagement and personal development. The curriculum has been designed ambitiously, particularly in mathematics and reading, leading to excellent pupil outcomes. However, some gaps in pupils' knowledge need to be addressed more effectively to enhance their overall learning experience.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Ambitious and well-taught curriculum, particularly in mathematics and reading.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Effective community and parental engagement.
• High expectations set by staff, leading to successful pupil outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have misconceptions and gaps in knowledge that hinder learning.
• Teachers need to ensure understanding before moving on to new concepts.
• Less confidence in teaching disciplinary differences in foundation subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Edward Bryant School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Edward Bryant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Edward Bryant School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Edward Bryant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Edward Bryant School received £6,232 and spent £5,998 for each of its 618 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £662,000 (£1,071 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Schoolsworks Academy Trust, income was £6,150 and spending £6,134 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bognor Regis · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Edward Bryant School is part of Schoolsworks Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Rose Green Junior School Bognor Regis
• River Beach Primary School Littlehampton
• Medmerry Primary School Chichester
• Rustington Community Primary School Littlehampton
• Summerlea Community Primary School Littlehampton
• East Preston Junior School Littlehampton
• Hawthorns Primary School Worthing
• Westbourne Primary School Emsworth
• Whytemead Primary School Worthing
• Downsbrook Primary School Worthing

What is Edward Bryant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edward Bryant School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Edward Bryant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edward Bryant School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Edward Bryant School have?

Edward Bryant School has 626 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edward Bryant School cover?

Edward Bryant School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Edward Bryant School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edward Bryant School?

Edward Bryant School is at London Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1BG.