The Globe Primary Academy

The Globe Primary Academy continues to demonstrate good overall performance, offering an inclusive and supportive environment for its pupils. Students express great enthusiasm for their school, highlighting its nurturing culture and the positive behavior and learning attitudes fostered by the staff. The leadership team has effectively introduced curricular changes to address learning disparities, especially following the challenges posed by the pandemic. The school showcases notable strengths in areas such as personal development and extracurricular engagements, including a selection of clubs and activities that enhance student life. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the foundational subjects where leaders are still developing a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum. The teaching of early reading requires further strengthening to ensure all pupils, especially those struggling, receive the right support. Overall, the inspection indicates a solid foundation but emphasizes the necessity for ongoing development in specific curricular areas.

Strengths

• Inclusive and nurturing environment where pupils feel supported
• High expectations set by staff for all students
• Broad and engaging curriculum with a specific focus on personal development
• Effective management of safeguarding with robust support systems
• Strong emphasis on reading and extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils struggling with early reading skills
• Foundation subjects require better-defined curricular progressions

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 The Globe Primary Academy attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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, 3.8% of pupils at The Globe Primary Academy 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 The Globe Primary Academy had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 16.4% of pupils at The Globe Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 The Globe Primary Academy received £6,065 and spent £6,248 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £95,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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 Lancing · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

The Globe Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Holmbush Primary Academy Shoreham-By-Sea
• Eastbrook Primary Academy Brighton
• White Meadows Primary Academy Littlehampton
• Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Crawley
• Pound Hill Infant Academy Crawley
• Aerodrome Primary Academy Croydon
• Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon
• St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London
• Tidemill Academy London
• Brampton Primary Academy Bexleyheath

What is The Globe Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Globe Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was The Globe Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Globe Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does The Globe Primary Academy have?

The Globe Primary Academy has 379 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Globe Primary Academy cover?

The Globe Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Globe Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Globe Primary Academy?

The Globe Primary Academy is at Irene Avenue, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9NZ.