Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School has made significant strides since its previous inspection, now being rated as good overall. Pupils express high levels of happiness and security within the school, underpinned by strong community values and a caring staff presence. The curriculum improvements have particularly enhanced learning in reading and mathematics, enabling pupils to achieve more effectively. However, there are ongoing efforts to further develop the full curriculum and better tailor support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Overall, the commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive environment is evident throughout the school.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate strong values of love, hope, forgiveness, perseverance, and respect.
• The school provides a safe and secure environment where pupils feel happy.
• Significant improvement in the quality of education and curriculum.
• Well-trained staff effectively teach phonics and literacy skills.
• The curriculum supports learning in mixed-age classes effectively.
• Pupils' behaviour and attitudes towards learning are strong.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum are not fully developed, impacting pupil achievement.
• Support for some pupils with SEND is not always precisely matched to their needs.

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 Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School attended 89.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 32.4% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Compton and Up Marden 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 Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School had 13.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School received £11,985 and spent £11,409 for each of its 66 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £4,000 (-£68 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 Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School have?

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School has 66 pupils on roll.

What age range does Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School cover?

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School?

Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Compton, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 9EZ.