West Wittering Parochial Church of England School

About West Wittering Parochial Church of England School

West Wittering Parochial Church of England School is a small state primary in the West Sussex local authority, serving 99 pupils aged 4 to 11 in the Chichester area. Among the 226 primary schools in the county, it ranks 133rd, placing it in the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the same local authority include Heron Way Primary School, Barns Green Primary School, and Aldingbourne Primary School, each with a ranking score of 84 or above. The school is oversubscribed, with 54 applications for 15 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 20 of those were first-preference choices. This level of demand suggests a solid local reputation, even if its ranking doesn't put it among the elite. As a Church of England school, it has a religious character, and the headteacher is Christina Chamberlin. The school's capacity is 105, so it's operating close to full, with 12.1 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Academically, the school's most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 46 per cent, below the West Sussex local authority average of 56 per cent. In reading, 69 per cent met the expected standard, with an average score of 106, while in maths it was 62 per cent with an average score of 103. Writing was lower, at 54 per cent. At the higher standard, just 8 per cent achieved the combined benchmark, though 23 per cent reached higher in reading and 15 per cent in both maths and writing. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision and personal development. Behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and quality of education were all rated Good. Compared with its previous inspection in 2013, which also rated it Good, the school has maintained its standing.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, a sensory room, art studios, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, netball, dance, and football, and clubs range from coding and gardening to film, art, and eco club. For SEND, the school supports pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With an oversubscription ratio of 3.6, securing a place is competitive, especially for first-preference applicants. This school would suit families in the Chichester area who value a small, Church of England primary with strong early years provision and a broad range of extracurricular activities, and who are comfortable with academic outcomes that sit below the local average.

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