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Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham

Primary

Arun · Bognor Regis · PO22 6BN https://btjs-wsussex.secure-dbprimary.com/wsussex/primary/btjs

Pupils
317
cap. 540
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
6 Jul 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

10 reports
17 Mar 2022
Monitoring visit
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30 Mar 2021
Monitoring visit
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18 Dec 2019
Monitoring visit
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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 Arun. 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
41%
+11pp
LA
59%
England
63%
41%21%0%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
5%
+5pp
LA
6%
England
8%
5%3%0%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
334
cap. 540
572412251
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.4
LA AVG 20.96:1
27.423.118.8
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
4%
LA AVG 12.14%
5%3%2%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 15.11%
16%13%10%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
16%
LA AVG 18.48%
21%17%13%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
15%
LA
12%
England
13%
17%11%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPennyfields, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 6BN
Telephone01243584412
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.4:1
Religious characterChurch of England

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Finance£5934 spend / pupil£6149 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
2024/2541%5%334
2023/2430%0%377
2022/230%0%-0.70Not applicable-3.10419
2018/1952%5%-0.80+0.20-2.40572
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published251
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2564%20%53%6%70%23%94%67%103.0103.0103.016%
2023/2466%15%41%0%49%8%75%62%103.0100.0102.014%
2022/2366%24%0%0%55%9%0%61%104.0101.0102.014%
2018/1966%17%76%15%67%10%90%71%102.0102.0103.016%
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published21%

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.

Became an academy 31 Aug 2018 (was URN 126026)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2017/1849%3%-1.00-1.70-1.30356
2016/1737%1%-2.50-3.70-6.40362

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533427.416%4%16%6%15%
2023/2437724.514%5%16%6%17%
2022/2341922.814%4%16%6%16%
2021/2246523.013%4%16%6%15%
2020/2150722.713%4%15%
2018/1957222.616%2%12%4%8%
2017/1825119.621%3%10%4%9%
2016/1726918.817%2%10%4%5%

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