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Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)

  • 4–7Ages
  • 44Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 148396URN

Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

31 applications for 17 places · 157th of 180 in West Sussex
Every year since 2021

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 24 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 May 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
  2. 12 October 2021
    Graded inspection: 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
1.8applications per place, Reception
0.6 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 17 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
  2. 2025 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
  3. 2024 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
  4. 2023 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
  6. 2021 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 6 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202617311.8130.76
Sep 202520341.7201.00
Sep 202412272.3110.92
Sep 202320321.6201.00
Sep 202215332.2140.93
Sep 202120442.2251.25

Schools nearby

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

  • 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
148396 · 938/2060
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
60 pupils · 44 on roll
Free school meals
2.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
31 March 2014
Address
Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NJ
Local authority
West Sussex · Chichester

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