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Kingsham Primary School

Primary · Chichester · PO19 8BN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 January 2020

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At a glance

270 pupils · 86% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://kingshamprimary.chimat.uk/
URN
141181

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 27 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 21 January 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 27 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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)

Criterion 6c
2448.74 m (≈1.52 mi)

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
West Sussex average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 56 miles awayExpected standard67%
Tudor Church of England Primary School, SudburySudbury · 106 miles awayGood53%
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolGlastonbury · 88 miles awayGood57%
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · 148 miles awayStrong standard100%
Featherstone AcademyWolverhampton · 138 miles awayGood69%
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolMaidstone · 65 miles awayGood (2016)63%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolManchester · 192 miles awayGood66%
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPreston · 216 miles awayRequires improvement52%
St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyBlackpool · 227 miles awayGood66%
Wyberton Primary AcademyBoston · 150 miles awayGood72%
Corby Old Village Primary SchoolCorby · 115 miles awayGood63%
Christ Church (Church of England) Junior SchoolWolverhampton · 136 miles awayGood56%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 63% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · Not recorded 11% (West Sussex 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 8% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (West Sussex 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (West Sussex 2%, England 5%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (West Sussex 0%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 2% (West Sussex 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (West Sussex 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 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)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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

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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
22.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 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 £51,069; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£4,874
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 89% (77%) · premises 0% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£448,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier34.4%62.3%
Social housing48.3%17.1%
Privately rented16.9%20.5%
Detached houses5.1%22.9%
Flats28.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van32.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031492 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£347,500237 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£264,500–£445,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (30)£620,000
Semi-detached (60)£387,500
Terraced (88)£355,000
Flat (59)£192,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
29an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

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

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