# Education in Adur The 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. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## Number of schools Adur: **20** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026. Adur had 20 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000223) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/adur/education#l-schools-count ## Schools Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Adur. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000223) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/adur/education#l-schools ## Schools in Adur Adur has 20 open schools: 1 nursery, 12 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special and 2 independent. | Latest Ofsted grade | Schools | | --- | --- | | 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. ### Nursery (1) (1) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Boundstone Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boundstone-nursery-school-e125810) | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 139 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | ### Primary (12) (12) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Buckingham Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckingham-park-primary-school-e134791) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 442 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard | | [Eastbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbrook-primary-academy-e139674) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 364 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 68% met KS2 standard | | [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e150066) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 453 | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 40% met KS2 standard | | [Holmbush Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmbush-primary-academy-e141906) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 222 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard | | [North Lancing Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-lancing-primary-school-e125841) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 407 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard | | [Seaside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaside-primary-school-e143387) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 620 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 75% met KS2 standard | | [Shoreham Beach Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-beach-primary-school-e125885) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 209 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 59% met KS2 standard | | [Sompting Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sompting-village-primary-school-e134896) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 362 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 54% met KS2 standard | | [St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-and-st-mary-cofe-primary-school-e149006) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 381 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard | | [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e149293) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 201 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met KS2 standard | | [Swiss Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swiss-gardens-primary-school-e125914) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 343 | Good (overall), May 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard | | [The Globe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-globe-primary-academy-e141348) | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 379 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 36% met KS2 standard | ### Secondary (2) (2) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Shoreham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-academy-e135962) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,759 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8: 51.3 | | [The Sir Robert Woodard Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sir-robert-woodard-academy-e135744) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,427 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 44.6 | ### Special (3) (3) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Herons Dale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herons-dale-school-e126169) | Community special school | 4 to 11 | 146 | School remains Good, February 2023 | | [Hove Micro-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-micro-school-e150990) | Other independent special school | 5 to 14 | 13 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | | [Springboard Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springboard-education-e135180) | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 30 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | ### Independent (2) (2) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Lancing College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancing-college-e126108) | Other independent school | 13 to 18 | 609 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | | [Shoreham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-college-e126112) | 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. ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/health) (4) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/adur/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000223/data?family=education ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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