Buckingham Park Primary School

Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD

442 pupils · 72% of 610 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Community school
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
West Sussex
Free school meals
15.4%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 18 May 2023, published 26 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths62%
Reaching the higher standard3%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry444413144
Sept 2025 entry464612846
Sept 2024 entry414113741
Sept 2023 entry595817159
Sept 2022 entry757218775
Sept 2021 entry736920673
Sept 2020 entry846721481
Sept 2019 entry625720161

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.