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Kingsham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Sponsored academy
Hay Road, Chichester PO19 8BN · kingshamprimary.chimat.uk · 01243 784046
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.55 mi
- 2.49 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6iii · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 270
- 86% of 315 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 20.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6iii” went to a home 1.55 mi (2.49 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 18 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 6iii | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.55 mi2.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Kingsham Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jun 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 54
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied