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Northchapel Community Primary School

Community school · Petworth · GU28 9JA

Ages 4–11 · 53 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

25%

Overall absence

4.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-11

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)25%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.3%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
42

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill50%

53 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
53
Boys / girls
21 / 32
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
53 / 105 (50%)
Free school meals
17%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Deborah Coggin

Location

Address
Pipers Lane, Northchapel
Postcode
GU28 9JA
Town
Petworth
County
West Sussex
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Petworth, West Sussex, 53 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17%.

Open schools in Petworth
4
Primary schools in Petworth
4
Academies among open schools in Petworth
0% (0)
Open schools in GU28
5
Primary in GU28
4
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Deborah Coggin
Telephone
01428707352
Website
www.northchapel.w-sussex.sch.uk/

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