Harting CofE Primary School

About Harting CofE Primary School

Harting CofE Primary School has turned a corner. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in January 2025, the school was awarded a Good rating across every category judged — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in June 2022, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall, with a score of 3 for both quality of education and overall effectiveness. The turnaround is reflected in the school's most available exam metric: at Key Stage 2, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits below the West Sussex local authority average of 56%, but the school's average scores in individual subjects tell a more nuanced story. Pupils achieved an average reading score of 106 and an average maths score of 104, both above the national benchmark of 100.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 results, a higher proportion of pupils reached the expected standard in reading and maths individually — 73% in each — than in writing, where 60% met expectations. At the higher standard, reading stood out with 33% of pupils achieving it, compared with 13% in maths and writing. The school's progress scores are not available, but the attainment data places it 21st out of 38 primary schools in Chichester, and 131st out of 226 across West Sussex. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 80% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. Strong majorities also agreed or strongly agreed that the school has high expectations, handles concerns well, and supports wider personal development.

Harting CofE Primary is a small Church of England school with 97 pupils on roll against a capacity of 140, and it is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 28 applications for 20 places and 19 first-preference offers. The school offers a sensory room, a chapel, music rooms, a library and a dining hall, plus clubs including science, coding and book club. Sports provision covers netball, athletics, swimming and cricket. Its SEND support covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that has demonstrably improved its Ofsted rating in a short space of time, and while its combined KS2 results sit below the local average, its individual subject scores and strong parent satisfaction suggest a setting where children feel supported and safe.

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