OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 September 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
SOUTH DOWNS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
52
51 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
25
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
27
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.1 pts
above England
School
26.9%
Arun
19.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Arun
12.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Arun
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.2%
49
Any other White background
3.8%
2
Gypsy / Roma
1.9%
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
55.8%
29 of
52 pupils
34.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
27.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
7.4 pts
above
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
11.0%
49.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Reading
17.8 pts below England
School
56.0%
Arun
69.0%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
22.0%
Writing
48.3 pts below England
School
22.0%
Arun
66.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
22.0%
Maths
50.0 pts below England
School
22.0%
Arun
67.5%
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
8.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.46 pts
higher than
England
School
8.67%
Arun
6.47%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.22 pts
higher than
England
School
22.03%
Arun
16.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.59 pts
higher than
England
School
3.39%
Arun
1.75%
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
88.1%
In line with
England
Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
88.1%
Arun
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.