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Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School

Chichester, RH14 0PXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
50%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
21 1st-choice / 27 offers made
Ranking
#3,639
of 13,686 nationally

About Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School

Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Chichester, South East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 195 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (21 Jan 2025). 50% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 21 first-preference applications and 27 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressPlaistow, Billingshurst, Chichester, RH14 0PX
HeadteacherMr Charlie King
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils195
Free School Meals (FSM)6.2%
School Capacity195 / 210 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: plaistowandkirdford.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.