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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 20 March 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry98 applications · 46 places offered · 43 named it first
- 2026 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2025 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2024 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2023 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2022 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2021 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2020 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2019 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2018 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2017 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2014 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
- This school
- West Sussex median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 46 | 98 | 2.1 | 43 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 54 | 102 | 1.9 | 53 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 55 | 103 | 1.9 | 52 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 101 | 1.7 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 110 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 54 | 112 | 2.1 | 50 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 114 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 59 | 137 | 2.3 | 57 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 48 | 118 | 2.5 | 42 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 56 | 99 | 1.8 | 54 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 55 | 103 | 1.9 | 44 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 126 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 49 | 81 | 1.7 | 48 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Southbourne Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 0.0 km · West SussexRemains Good202356%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · West SussexGood20242.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · West SussexNot yet inspected
- 2.7 km · HampshireRemains Good20232.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · HampshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · West SussexRemains Good20231.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · West SussexRemains Good20242.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 125875 · 938/2105
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 176 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- New Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8JX
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Chichester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources