Bosham Primary School

About Bosham Primary School

Bosham Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 74 applications for just 28 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64. Of those, 21 families put it as their first preference, and all 21 received offers. That kind of demand suggests parents who know the school well are keen to get in. While the school doesn't publish a formal parent recommendation percentage, the high first-preference ratio — 75% of available places went to first-choice applicants — is a strong signal of satisfaction. The school is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 197 against a capacity of 210, so there's a little breathing room but not much. Headteacher Mark Richmond leads a school that Ofsted rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2018, and an ungraded visit in March 2024 confirmed it remains Good.

Academically, Bosham performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the West Sussex local authority average of 56%. The school's ranking score of 63 places it 9th out of 38 primary schools in Chichester, putting it in the top quarter locally. Looking at individual subjects, 74% of pupils met expectations in both reading and maths, with average scores of 106 and 104 respectively. Higher-standard attainment is more mixed: 44% reached the higher standard in reading, but only 19% in maths and just 7% in writing. Progress scores aren't available in the data, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw outcomes are comfortably above the LA norm. Nationally, Bosham sits around the midpoint, ranked 6,865th out of 13,686 primaries.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for its size, including an ICT suite, library, gymnasium, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, netball, dance and cricket, while extracurricular options include film club, choir, chess, drama and eco club. For families with children who have additional needs, Bosham lists SEND support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is not a boarding school, has no sixth form and no nursery provision. Given its oversubscription, families living closest to the school or with siblings already attending will have the best chance of a place. Bosham suits parents who value a well-regarded local primary with above-average KS2 outcomes and a broad club offer, but who are comfortable that it's not among the very highest-performing schools in the region.

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