North Mundham Primary School

North Mundham Primary School has shown effective action to maintain the good standards identified in its previous inspections. Pupils report feeling safe and valued in a supportive school environment that promotes positive relationships. The school provides a variety of enriching activities that foster both academic and social development, contributing to a vibrant school community. While the school has made noteworthy improvements, particularly in reading instruction and support for pupils with special educational needs, it must address some gaps in pedagogical consistency and pupil understanding before progressing to new concepts.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared about in a supportive environment.
• Strong, respectful relationships exist among the school community.
• Teaching of reading is a recognized strength, with effective phonics instruction.
• The school offers a broad curriculum that encourages exploration and clarity in discussions.
• Pupils learn essential life skills alongside academic knowledge.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND to aid their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Tasks assigned sometimes do not facilitate optimal learning.
• Checks on pupils' understanding are not consistently effective, leading to gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at North Mundham Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at North Mundham Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 North Mundham Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.8% of pupils at North Mundham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 North Mundham Primary School received £6,505 and spent £6,298 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £87,000 (£424 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is North Mundham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for North Mundham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was North Mundham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

North Mundham Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does North Mundham Primary School have?

North Mundham Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does North Mundham Primary School cover?

North Mundham Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are North Mundham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is North Mundham Primary School?

North Mundham Primary School is at School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LA.