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St Richard's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Chichester · PO19 1XB

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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: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 February 2022

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At a glance

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Website
https://www.strichardsprimary.co.uk/
URN
151782

In figures

Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 418.94 m (≈0.26 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 1 February 2022, under the framework used before November 2025.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 418.94 m (≈0.26 mi) for 2023 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 418.94 m (≈0.26 mi)

measured in a straight line.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 8
853.91 m (≈0.53 mi)

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier57.3%62.3%
Social housing8.5%17.1%
Privately rented34.2%20.5%
Detached houses8.1%22.9%
Flats58.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van38.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031490 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£345,000428 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£248,000–£461,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (43)£590,000
Semi-detached (65)£410,000
Terraced (158)£370,000
Flat (162)£222,500

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

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (0.42 km, 2023 entry): 81 sales, median £340,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
62an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
16an 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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