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Kingsham Primary School

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

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corporate_fareUNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChichester, PO19 8BN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

308

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Kingsham Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chichester, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kingsham Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Chichester, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 277 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #2,960 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. 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

69%

LA 56%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths73% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.3

2.0

Write

LA -0.8

0.4 to 3.7

0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.8 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading44% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.2

-5.0 to -0.8

-0.2

Write

LA -1.2

-2.1 to 1.7

-4.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.2 to -2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%

Reading62% LA 75%

Writing62% LA 73%

Maths44% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.3

-3.1

Write

LA -1.4

-5 to -1.2

-3.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.2 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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21 January 2020

Inspection Report

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12 July 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-12

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-03

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

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 277 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)	277	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	299	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	306	3	1.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	308	5	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	304	5	1.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	301	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	301	9	3.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	294	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	294	5	1.7%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	289	2	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	286	14	4.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	273	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	273	8	2.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	275	23	8.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	268	4	1.5%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	263	11	4.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	264	8	3.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	257	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	257	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	216	4	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	219	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	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 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils