Seal Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address East Street
Selsey
West Sussex
PO20 0BN
Phone 01243602746
Reference Number 138071

Seal Primary Academy is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in April 2018. The school has established a strong sense of community where pupils feel safe, respected, and motivated to learn. With high expectations for behavior, staff foster an environment that encourages pupils to aspire and achieve their best, highlighted by positive feedback from parents about the enthusiasm and support of the staff. The curriculum is well-structured, particularly in reading, which is prioritized and effectively integrated with other subjects, leading to confident and engaged learners.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 302
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 19 33
2 15 22 37
3 23 34 57
4 16 20 36
5 36 12 48
6 30 28 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.1%
White, Other 6.6%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.3%
Indian 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 17 Oct 2023
Date Report
17 Oct 2023 School inspection
21 Mar 2018 Short inspection
13 Feb 2014 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils display exceptional behavior and a supportive ethos.
  • The school has tailored the curriculum to include local relevance.
  • Reading is prioritized, with effective strategies leading to confident readers.
  • Staff work collaboratively towards ambitious educational goals.
  • Pupils participate in various character-building and development opportunities.
  • Trustees and local governors hold the school accountable effectively.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some less-well-established subjects do not consistently help pupils understand and remember the curriculum.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.3
Writing 1.6
Maths 2.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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Medmerry Primary School
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The Academy, Selsey
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