East Wittering Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Chichester · PO20 8NH · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS249%
- Absence7.5%
- FSM26.7%
- Demand1.00
1.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 126000
West Wittering Parochial Church of England School
Voluntary controlled school · Chichester · PO20 8AJ
Ages 4–11 · 95 pupils · West Sussex
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
46%
Overall absence
4.7%
Admissions demand
1.20 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-10-18
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 3.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 88
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.20 · Competitive
1st preferences
18
Places offered
15
1st-preference offers
14
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 57
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 15
- 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 fill90%
95 pupils · 105 places
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- Boys / girls
- 42 / 53
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 95 / 105 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- 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 Christina Chamberlin
Location
- Address
- Pound Road, West Wittering
- Postcode
- PO20 8AJ
- Town
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from 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, 95 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Birdham CE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Chichester · PO20 7HB · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS236%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM25.7%
- Demand0.83
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christina Chamberlin
- Telephone
- 01243513015