Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
127Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148184URN

Rumbolds Close, Chichester, PO19 7UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

60 applications for 16 places · 18th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

18%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 · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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)

60 applications · 16 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2019 4.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Rumboldswhyke CofE Infants' School (URN 125975), 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	16	60	3.8	21	1.31
Sep 2025	18	76	4.2	26	1.44
Sep 2024	18	58	3.2	14	0.78
Sep 2023	18	60	3.3	17	0.94
Sep 2022	18	53	2.9	12	0.67
Sep 2021	18	51	2.8	12	0.67
Sep 2020 *	0	31		1
Sep 2019 *	10	49	4.9	7	0.70
Sep 2018 *	18	70	3.9	7	0.39
Sep 2017 *	37	83	2.2	24	0.65
Sep 2016 *	40	94	2.4	27	0.68
Sep 2015 *	40	111	2.8	32	0.80
Sep 2014 *	40	116	2.9	34	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 41% · Maths 24% → all three 18% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard18%184th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard41%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard12%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard24%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard0%

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	18%	0%	99	95
2023/24
2022/23

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

Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · West Sussex

Good2022
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2022

36%met the SATs standard
St. Joseph's Infant School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.8applications per place
North Mundham Primary School
2.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The March CofE Primary School
2.3 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148184 · 938/2059
Trust: Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 126 pupils · 127 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2020
Replaced: Rumboldswhyke CofE Infants' School (URN 125975)
Address: Rumbolds Close, Chichester, PO19 7UA
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

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