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EnglandSouth EastChichesterPO18 8THChidham Parochial Primary School
Primary

Chidham Parochial Primary School

Primary

Chichester · Chichester · PO18 8TH www.chidhamschool.org.uk/

Pupils
172
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio34.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Chidham Parochial Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-5pp
72%49%26%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
10%
+6pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
172
Pupil : teacher ratio
34.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Chidham Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TH
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%10%73%33%83%10%83%23%100%67%104.0106.0102.011%172
2023/2468%4%89%25%82%4%82%46%86%82%106.0108.0103.06%178
2022/2372%3%83%41%72%3%86%41%79%69%107.0107.0104.0+4.90-0.70+6.2023%191
2018/1926%7%44%15%52%15%37%7%63%26%101.097.097.0-1.60-3.20-5.4019%202
2017/1858%19%92%46%77%35%62%27%88%65%108.0103.0105.0+3.20+1.30-1.3024%189
2016/1776%12%82%41%82%18%82%12%94%88%108.0103.0107.0+4.30+0.50-0.2017%149

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
2024/2517234.011%8%19%7%19%
2023/2417825.26%7%22%8%21%
2022/2319123.223%6%22%7%21%
2021/2219123.227%3%21%9%30%
2020/2119728.818%2%18%
2018/1920231.119%2%17%6%18%
2017/1818928.524%2%18%5%11%
2016/1714925.817%2%19%4%8%

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