Voluntary controlled school · West Sussex

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
66Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
125979URN

School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

19 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 · 30 January 2024Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 10 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 1 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	19	1.9	8	0.80
Sep 2025	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2024	13	19	1.5	10	0.77
Sep 2023	16	25	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2022	8	18	2.3	7	0.88
Sep 2021	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2020	4	14	3.5	2	0.50
Sep 2019	8	16	2.0	6	0.75
Sep 2018	13	25	1.9	10	0.77
Sep 2017	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2016	15	32	2.1	19	1.27
Sep 2015	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2014	7	16	2.3	5	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 67% · Maths 58% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%166th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard8%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth8%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard8%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	42%	0%	100	101
2023/24	43%	0%	105	103
2022/23	50%	0%	103	99

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

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Harting CofE Primary School
4.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Buriton Primary School
6.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Westbourne Primary School
7.0 km · West Sussex

Not yet inspected
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
7.0 km · Hampshire

2026

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Petersgate Infant School
7.3 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Horndean Church of England Junior School
7.6 km · Hampshire

2026

54%met the SATs standard
Horndean Infant School
7.7 km · Hampshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place
Funtington Primary School
8.0 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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: 125979 · 938/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 66 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

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