Education in Adur
DistrictThe south of the South East. 64,802 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 42 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Adur, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Adur had 20 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyAdur had 20 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Adur. The map shows each one.
Schools in Adur
Adur has 20 open schools: 1 nursery, 12 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special and 2 independent.
- Outstanding
- 1
- Good
- 4
- Requires improvement
- 0
- Inadequate
- 0
5 of the 16 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2022 and May 2024.
2 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
2 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Adur
1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Shoreham Academy (February 2024).
Nursery (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundstone Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 139 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 |
Primary (12)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Park Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 442 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| Eastbrook Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 364 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 68% met KS2 standard |
| Glebe Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 453 | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 40% met KS2 standard |
| Holmbush Primary Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 222 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| North Lancing Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 407 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| Seaside Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 620 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 75% met KS2 standard |
| Shoreham Beach Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 209 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| Sompting Village Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 362 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 54% met KS2 standard |
| St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 381 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 201 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met KS2 standard |
| Swiss Gardens Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 343 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| The Globe Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 379 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 36% met KS2 standard |
Secondary (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,759 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8: 51.3 |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,427 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 44.6 |
Special (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herons Dale School | Community special school | 4 to 11 | 146 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Hove Micro-School | Other independent special school | 5 to 14 | 13 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Springboard Education | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 30 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
Independent (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing College | Other independent school | 13 to 18 | 609 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Shoreham College | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 331 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.