Yapton CE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address North End Road
Yapton
Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 0DU
Phone 01243551246
Reference Number 126001

Yapton CE Primary School has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a previous 'Requires Improvement' grade to 'Good' overall. The leadership team has worked diligently to enhance educational outcomes, demonstrating a clear commitment to providing a supportive environment for personal development, which is rated as 'Outstanding'. Pupils exhibit good behaviour, displaying respect and kindness as they adhere to the school's values. Despite these strengths, challenges remain, particularly with attendance, which still impacts some pupils' learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 306
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.33%
Girls: 49.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 20 38
2 21 23 44
3 23 21 44
4 21 23 44
5 23 24 47
6 24 20 44

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.4%
White, Other 6.2%
Indian 2.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 May 2024
Date Report
21 May 2024 School inspection:
15 Mar 2022 School inspection:
01 Dec 2016 Full inspection:
12 Feb 2015 Monitoring visit
02 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
18 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
26 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
14 Oct 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong leadership committed to improving outcomes for all pupils.
  • Excellent personal development programme and community involvement.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Well-planned phonics programme aiding reading development.
  • High-quality teaching with secure subject knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils do not write frequently enough across the curriculum.
  • Attendance is still not high enough for some pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.4
Writing -1.5
Maths -2.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 9 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

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