SchoolFacts.uk

Easebourne CofE Primary School

Primary · Midhurst · GU29 9AG

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Needs attentionPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Needs attentionLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 13 January 2026 · report published 1 March 2026

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.easebourne.w-sussex.sch.uk
URN
126003

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.30 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 13 January 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.30 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

In area
2775.45 m (≈1.72 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

26 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
38%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school38%
Median of its 12 closest peers75.5%
West Sussex average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSevenoaks · 42 miles awayGood78%
South Wootton Junior SchoolKing's Lynn · 132 miles awayGood60%
Cooper Perry Primary SchoolStafford · 140 miles awayNeeds attention62%
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolStamford · 114 miles awayGood95%
Buckstones Primary SchoolOldham · 188 miles awayGood77%
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde · 219 miles awayGood76%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, SunningdaleAscot · 28 miles awayGood81%
Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyWidnes · 186 miles awayOutstanding65%
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary SchoolLutterworth · 105 miles awayGood69%
Pedmore CE Primary SchoolStourbridge · 116 miles awayExpected standard88%
St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Albans · 59 miles awayGood71%
Hildenborough Church of England Primary SchoolTonbridge · 45 miles awayGood75%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · Not recorded 6% (West Sussex 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (West Sussex 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.95 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Sussex: 2.81 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,898; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,381
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 61% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £276,966; in-year balance +£9,507

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier72.4%62.3%
Social housing13.8%17.1%
Privately rented13.7%20.5%
Detached houses37%22.9%
Flats25.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031497 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£495,00038 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£385,000–£918,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (18)£937,500
Semi-detached (7)£450,000
Terraced (10)£332,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
6a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
4a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools