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St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Cawley Road, Chichester PO19 1XB · strichardsprimary.co.uk · 01243 784549
On the mapSearch near PO19 1XB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 37%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.85 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 316
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 0.53 mi (854 m) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 126038)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 65 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 51 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 47 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 67 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.53 mi0.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 37% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼37% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126038)
Ofsted
St Richard's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Feb 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126038)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126038), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126038)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126038)
May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126038)