Academy converter · West Sussex

The March CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146448URN

Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester, PO18 0NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

95 applications for 30 places · 36th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as The March CofE Primary School (URN 126031), the previous school.

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	30	95	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	108	3.6	53	1.77
Sep 2024	29	90	3.1	38	1.31
Sep 2023	30	109	3.6	46	1.53
Sep 2022	31	98	3.2	44	1.42
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	93	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2018 *	30	71	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	65	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2016 *	30	95	3.2	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	79	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	84	2.8	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%97th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	7%	106	103
2023/24	27%	0%	105	104
2022/23	63%	3%	106	103

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

The March CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2026

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School
2.3 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Tangmere Primary Academy
2.6 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St. Joseph's Infant School
2.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.8applications per place
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
2.7 km · West Sussex

Good2022

36%met the SATs standard
Boxgrove CofE Primary School
2.8 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · West Sussex

Good2022
Kingsham Primary School
3.1 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146448 · 938/3321
Trust: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: The March CofE Primary School (URN 126031)
Address: Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester, PO18 0NU
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

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