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Eastergate CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Chichester · PO20 3UT

Ages 4–11 · 199 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.50 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-22

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
182

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

0.50 · Often has places

1st preferences

9

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill95%

199 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
199
Boys / girls
101 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
199 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
20.1%
FSM pupils
40
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
Mrs Sarah Davy

Location

Address
Church Lane, Eastergate
Postcode
PO20 3UT
Town
Chichester
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Arun
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
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, 199 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.1%. 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 PO20
14
Primary in PO20
10
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 PO20

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    • KS284%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.50

    0.5 miles away

  • Barnham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.20

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand0.87

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  • Slindon CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand0.33

    2.2 miles away

  • Yapton CE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS259%
    • Absence5.5%
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  • Tangmere Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.89

    2.5 miles away

  • Boxgrove CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Chichester · PO18 0EE · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand1.30

    2.7 miles away

  • Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Davy
Telephone
01243542297
Website
http://www.eastergateprimaryschool.uk

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