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Harting CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · South Harting · GU31 5QT

Ages 4–11 · 97 pupils · West Sussex

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-07

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)47%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
89

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
19
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill69%

97 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
97
Boys / girls
44 / 53
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
97 / 140 (69%)
Free school meals
12.4%
FSM pupils
12
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
Federation
Weald and Downland Schools Federation
Headteacher
Mr Nick Tidey

Location

Address
Tipper Lane
Postcode
GU31 5QT
Town
South Harting
County
Hampshire
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Chichester
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 South Harting, West Sussex, 97 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.

Open schools in South Harting
1
Primary schools in South Harting
1
Academies among open schools in South Harting
0% (0)
Open schools in GU31
6
Primary in GU31
4
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.

  • Other independent school

    Petersfield · GU31 5RN · Hampshire

    Ages 2–16

    • Att855.9
    • EM5+74%

    2.5 miles away

  • Academy special sponsor led

    Chichester · PO18 9NW · West Sussex

    Ages 7–16

    • Att85.0
    • P8-1.1
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence26.6%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nick Tidey
Telephone
01730825388

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