South Bersted CofE Primary School

South Bersted CofE Primary School maintains a good standard of education, characterized by warm relationships between staff and students, which fosters a safe and engaging environment. Pupils are enthusiastic about learning, participating actively in their education, and have access to a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their development as global citizens. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in writing and phonics, where some students struggle to achieve their full potential due to gaps in their learning and misalignment with reading materials.

Strengths

• Strong relationships among staff and pupils creating a caring environment.
• Well-organized and engaging curriculum that supports student achievement.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Strong emphasis on reading and well-structured phonics instruction.
• Effective communication with parents and support from staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects do not allow enough time for pupils to embed learning.
• Inconsistent achievement in writing among pupils.
• Phonics books sometimes mismatch students' reading levels.

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 South Bersted CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 2.0% of pupils at South Bersted CofE 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 South Bersted CofE Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.0% 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, 25.6% of pupils at South Bersted CofE 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 South Bersted CofE Primary School received £6,231 and spent £6,281 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£454 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 South Bersted CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Bersted CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was South Bersted CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Bersted CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does South Bersted CofE Primary School have?

South Bersted CofE Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Bersted CofE Primary School cover?

South Bersted CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are South Bersted CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Bersted CofE Primary School?

South Bersted CofE Primary School is at Church Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9PZ.