OFSTED
6 July 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
317
317 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
154
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
163
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.6 pts
below England
School
19.2%
Arun
19.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Arun
12.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Arun
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.3%
283
Any other White background
4.1%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
6
Unclassified
1.3%
4
White and Asian
0.9%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.4%
55 of
317 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Arun
69.0%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Writing
17.3 pts below England
School
53.0%
Arun
66.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
Arun
67.5%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.11 pts
higher than
England
School
6.33%
Arun
6.47%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
lower than
England
School
14.70%
Arun
16.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
higher than
England
School
2.56%
Arun
1.75%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
58.7%
29.5 pts
below England
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham
58.7%
Arun
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.