St. Joseph's Infant School
Primary · Chichester · PO19 1DQ
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 9 November 2023
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129 pupils · 96% of 135 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 28.3% of pupils
- SEN support
- 12.5% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 148286
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.60 first-choice applications per place25 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · usually has places
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
58% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 42% moved to another state school
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 9 November 2023: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.