OFSTED
4 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
219
207 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
109
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
110
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
above England
School
31.5%
Chichester
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.4 pts
below England
School
11.9%
Chichester
7.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Chichester
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.6%
181
Any other White background
5.5%
12
White and Asian
3.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
4
Indian
1.8%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.4%
3
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
29.7%
65 of
219 pupils
8.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Chichester
68.1%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Chichester
62.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Chichester
61.1%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
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
6.41%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.20 pts
higher than
England
School
6.41%
Chichester
6.49%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.96 pts
higher than
England
School
17.78%
Chichester
17.04%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.42 pts
higher than
England
School
2.22%
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
92.8%
4.6 pts
above England
Tangmere Primary Academy
92.8%
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.