Academy converter · West Sussex

Fishbourne CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150592URN

Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO19 3QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2015

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

96 applications for 30 places · 35th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Jun 2024)

Before: Fishbourne CofE Primary School URN 125983 Good2015

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

96 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Fishbourne CofE Primary School (URN 125983), 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	96	3.2	25	0.83
Sep 2025	30	103	3.4	43	1.43
Sep 2024 *	30	101	3.4	37	1.23
Sep 2023 *	30	98	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2022 *	30	101	3.4	38	1.27
Sep 2021 *	30	100	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2020 *	30	122	4.1	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	30	87	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2018 *	30	106	3.5	36	1.20
Sep 2017 *	30	90	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	30	108	3.6	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	92	3.1	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	90	3.0	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%5th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard47%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	83%	10%	109	106
2023/24	83%	3%	108	106
2022/23	70%	7%	106	104

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

Fishbourne CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Jessie Younghusband Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St. Joseph's Infant School
2.0 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

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

Good2022

36%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Good2022
Bosham Primary School
2.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingsham Primary School
3.1 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Portfield Primary Academy
3.5 km · West Sussex

2026

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150592 · 938/3017
Trust: Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Fishbourne CofE Primary School (URN 125983)
Address: Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO19 3QS
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

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