Holmbush Primary Academy
Primary schoolHolmbush Primary Academy is a primary school in Adur, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Holmbush Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Herons Dale SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, February 202370 m
- Shoreham AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Shoreham CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Adur
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).