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Birdham CE Primary School

Primary

Chichester · Chichester · PO20 7HB www.birdhamprimary.co.uk

Pupils
109
cap. 147
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
21 Sep 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

9 reports
15 Jun 2021
Monitoring visit
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4 Mar 2021
Monitoring visit
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12 Mar 2019
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Chichester. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
59%
+23pp
LA
59%
England
63%
80%58%36%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
14%
+7pp
LA
6%
England
8%
18%9%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
64%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
129
cap. 147
146134121
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
LA AVG 20.96:1
22.019.116.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
16%
LA AVG 12.14%
16%8%0%
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FSM eligible
24%
LA AVG 15.11%
28%16%4%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 18.48%
18%14%11%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
5%
England
5%
8%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
23%
LA
12%
England
13%
30%19%9%
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Overview

AddressCrooked Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7HB
Telephone01243512399
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£6639 spend / pupil£6876 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2559%14%129
2023/2436%7%122
2022/2359%18%+2.10+2.90+0.20123
2018/1980%15%+1.70+0.30+2.30144
2017/1865%5%+0.20-4.20-0.80141
2016/1765%0%-3.10-2.10-4.80146
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%36%77%14%77%36%86%64%105.0106.0105.018%
2023/2471%7%43%7%57%21%79%64%103.0103.0102.013%
2022/2382%27%86%23%68%32%86%77%109.0105.0108.013%
2018/1985%40%85%20%85%50%80%85%107.0108.0107.012%
2017/1895%30%65%10%90%15%90%85%107.0105.0105.014%
2016/1770%10%75%10%65%0%80%60%102.0100.0104.016%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512920.018%16%24%8%23%
2023/2412218.913%16%28%8%30%
2022/2312319.113%10%17%7%21%
2021/2212616.312%4%14%7%26%
2020/2112118.011%6%11%
2018/1914422.012%4%6%4%9%
2017/1814121.214%1%6%4%12%
2016/1714620.916%0%4%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.