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Chidham Parochial Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Chichester · PO18 8TH

Ages 4–11 · 173 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

0.72 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-31

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
165

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.72 · Often has places

1st preferences

13

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

173 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
173
Boys / girls
73 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
173 / 210 (82%)
Free school meals
19.1%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chichester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Sebastian Olway

Location

Address
Chidham Lane, Chidham
Postcode
PO18 8TH
Town
Chichester
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chichester, West Sussex, 173 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.

Open schools in Chichester
41
Primary schools in Chichester
25
Academies among open schools in Chichester
39% (16)
Open schools in PO18
12
Primary in PO18
9
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChichesterNear PO18

  • Bosham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chichester · PO18 8QF · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand1.14

    1.2 miles away

  • Southbourne Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Emsworth · PO10 8JX · West Sussex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.96

    1.4 miles away

  • Southbourne Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Emsworth · PO10 8JX · West Sussex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM19.7%

    1.4 miles away

  • Funtington Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Chichester · PO18 8DR · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence10.7%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand1.15

    1.7 miles away

  • Westbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Emsworth · PO10 8TG · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand0.88

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Sebastian Olway
Telephone
01243572380
Website
www.chidhamschool.org.uk/

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