Schools in Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a coastal town at the mouth of the River Arun in West Sussex with 15 state schools - 12 primaries and 2 secondaries. West Sussex County Council coordinates admissions, applying a nearest-school preference for community primaries and specific feeder arrangements for secondary transfer.
The town's two secondary schools - Littlehampton Academy and Wick CofE - draw from a compact coastal catchment. West Sussex's secondary transfer process uses defined catchment areas, and families in the East Preston and Angmering area may be linked to different secondaries depending on their home postcode, so verification with West Sussex admissions is recommended.
School demand in Littlehampton
Across the 14 schools in Littlehampton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Littlehampton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Littlehampton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of West Sussex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Littlehampton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Littlehampton: 2 oversubscribed (12)
East Preston Infant School
Primary · Community school
Littlehampton · BN16 1EZ
Lyminster Primary School
Primary · Community school
Littlehampton · BN17 7JZ
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Littlehampton · BN16 3JJ
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Littlehampton · BN16 4LP
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Littlehampton · BN17 5QU
Rustington Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN16 3PW
River Beach Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN17 6EW
White Meadows Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN17 7JL
East Preston Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN16 1EZ
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN16 4JR
Summerlea Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Littlehampton · BN16 3SW
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
Primary · Academy converter
Littlehampton · BN17 6HL
Secondary Schools in Littlehampton (2)
Other Schools in Littlehampton (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Littlehampton are set by West Sussex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.