OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
19 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
55
55 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
29
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
26
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.5 pts
above England
School
27.3%
Chichester
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Chichester
7.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chichester
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.1%
38
Any other White background
14.5%
8
White and Asian
5.5%
3
Indian
3.6%
2
Any other Asian background
1.8%
1
Irish
1.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.5%
14 of
55 pupils
4.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2023/24
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
9.0 pts
below England
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
5.03%
Chichester
6.49%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.64 pts
higher than
England
School
20.45%
Chichester
17.04%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.74 pts
higher than
England
School
4.55%
Chichester
2.05%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
52.4%
35.8 pts
below England
Stedham Primary School
52.4%
Chichester
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.