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Tangmere Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Turney

corporate_fareTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onChichester, PO20 2JB

language Visit Website phone 1243773339

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

207

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Tangmere Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chichester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tangmere Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Chichester, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #33 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #3,771 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 56%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 67%

Maths73% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 3.3

2.4

Write

LA -0.8

0.1 to 4.7

1.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.4 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA 0.2

-5.8 to -1.4

-4.6

Write

LA -1.2

-6.6 to -2.5

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.6 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading74% LA 75%

Writing79% LA 73%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 2.8

-0.5

Write

LA -1.4

-3.1 to 2.1

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.2 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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27 April 2016

Inspection Report

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01 October 2014

Inspection Report

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13 May 2014

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 219 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	216	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	215	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	219	2	0.9%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	7	3.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	221	4	1.8%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Tangmere Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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