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West Wittering Parochial Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · West Sussex

Pound Road, Chichester, PO20 8AJ

Website 01243513015

46

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 18/10/2022

Application demand

75%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

9.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

95

Capacity used

Has space

90%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

75%

1st preference success rate

15 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

54

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2015● 75%
2nd preference250● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total541528%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
68%
2021
56%
2022
88%
2023
78%
2024
75%
2025

West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Christina Chamberlin
Address
Pound Road, West Wittering, Chichester, PO20 8AJ
Phone
01243513015
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
The Witterings · Chichester
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
126000

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support18%——
44% boys (42)56% girls (53)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

95 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    18 October 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 87 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
13%
21/22
11%
22/23
7%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths46%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard13%
-49% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard60%
-15% vs England
Higher standard13%
-20% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard27%
-45% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard27%
-47% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score98
-7 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard33%
-40% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score98
-7 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

252019622023462024132025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)13%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.