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Birdham CE Primary School

Chichester, PO20 7HBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
36%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
12 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#12,886
of 13,686 nationally

About Birdham CE Primary School

Birdham CE Primary School has been rated Good across the board in its most recent Ofsted inspection from 2022, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. The inspection report awarded Good marks for every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. However, the school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year. Only 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is significantly below the West Sussex local authority average of 56%. This places Birdham 161st out of 226 primary schools in the county, and in the bottom 50% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 36 puts it well behind local top performers like Heron Way and Barns Green, which both scored 86.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressCrooked Lane, Chichester, Chichester, PO20 7HB
HeadteacherMark McCadden
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils129
Free School Meals (FSM)24.0%
School Capacity129 / 147 (88% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolArt StudiosLibraryMusic RoomsPlaying FieldsSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

TennisSwimmingFootballDanceCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

ChessGardeningScience ClubCodingFilm ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: birdhamprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Birdham CE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.