Voluntary controlled school · West Sussex

Boxgrove CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
71Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
125974URN

The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester, PO18 0EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

38 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

15%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 5.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 5.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 5.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 4.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 4.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 4.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 4.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

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	10	38	3.8	9	0.90
Sep 2025	9	34	3.8	10	1.11
Sep 2024	10	53	5.3	13	1.30
Sep 2023	10	38	3.8	9	0.90
Sep 2022	10	56	5.6	7	0.70
Sep 2021	10	56	5.6	11	1.10
Sep 2020	10	46	4.6	10	1.00
Sep 2019	10	46	4.6	12	1.20
Sep 2018	10	39	3.9	9	0.90
Sep 2017	10	42	4.2	12	1.20
Sep 2016	10	49	4.9	11	1.10
Sep 2015	10	45	4.5	10	1.00
Sep 2014	10	42	4.2	12	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 31% · Writing 15% · Maths 23% → all three 15% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard15%186th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard31%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard8%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard15%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard23%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard8%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 95 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	15%	0%	97	95
2023/24	36%	0%	102	96
2022/23	30%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Boxgrove CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.8applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Tangmere Primary Academy
0.7 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The March CofE Primary School
2.8 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Portfield Primary Academy
4.2 km · West Sussex

2026

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Aldingbourne Primary School
4.3 km · West Sussex

2026

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eastergate CofE Primary School
4.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School
4.7 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Lavant Primary School
5.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

6.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St. Joseph's Infant School
5.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125974 · 938/3004
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 71 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester, PO18 0EE
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources