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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Nyewood CofE Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 151588
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 12 October 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority West Sussex
Trust BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 181 181 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 56.4% of pupils
Male pupils 79 43.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.3%
11.5 pts below England
School 13.3%
Arun 19.1%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.0%
4.3 pts below England
School 16.0%
Arun 12.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Arun 1.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.8%
139
Any other White background
13.3%
24
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
8
African
1.1%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.7% 32 of 181 pupils
3.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Arun 19.6%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 8
No specialist assessment yet 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

67.0% 21.1 pts below England
Nyewood CofE Infant School
67.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information