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Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
School Lane, Compton, Chichester PO18 9EZ · dvsf.school · 023 9263 1900
On the mapSearch near PO18 9EZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 66
- 47% of 140 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 10 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 35
- 49% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied