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EnglandSouth EastChichesterPO19 1XBSt Richard's Catholic Primary School
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Chichester · Chichester · PO19 1XB https://www.strichardsprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
315
cap. 316
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
315
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusClosed

Overview of St Richard's Catholic Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
37%
-24pp
81%59%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
315
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Cawley Road, Chichester, PO19 1XB
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
2024/2537%4%59%24%65%7%54%11%83%54%104.0101.0101.016%315
2023/2461%0%82%32%73%7%66%18%86%70%106.0103.0104.014%320
2022/2367%7%81%28%81%16%74%26%91%81%106.0103.0105.0-2.30+0.50-2.7017%322
2018/1967%11%76%30%76%15%87%35%83%87%105.0106.0107.0+0.00-1.70+0.2015%315
2017/1881%6%89%50%83%8%86%36%92%83%107.0107.0108.0+0.50-2.60+1.0018%306
2016/1764%3%79%33%67%3%73%30%82%88%105.0104.0107.0+0.40-3.10-0.1016%290

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
2024/2531525.116%36%6%4%5%
2023/2432025.314%36%8%4%9%
2022/2332224.917%36%7%4%7%
2021/2231621.116%37%8%5%11%
2020/2131322.919%36%8%
2018/1931522.115%40%8%4%5%
2017/1830622.618%38%8%4%4%
2016/1729024.416%38%9%4%6%

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