Kingsham Primary School

Kingsham Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' overall. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils show pride and engagement in their education, supported by well-defined values that promote resilience and curiosity. The leaders have made strides in improving the quality of education, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics, alongside a strong focus on personal development and safeguarding.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive behaviour and a strong sense of pride in their school.
• The school has a clear vision for improvement with ambitious leaders.
• Strong teaching of early reading and phonics.
• Effective support in place for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Broad and engaging curriculum with well-planned foundation subjects.
• Improved attendance tracking and support for students.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack coherent planning and assessment.
• Limited understanding of cultures and faiths beyond the local community.
• A small group of pupils still have low attendance.

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 Kingsham Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kingsham 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 Kingsham Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% 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, 10.4% of pupils at Kingsham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 2024–25 Kingsham Primary School received £6,637 and spent £6,496 for each of its 277 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£409 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, income was £7,095 and spending £7,150 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chichester · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Kingsham Primary School is part of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Berewood Primary School Waterlooville
• Langstone Primary Academy Portsmouth
• Court Lane Infant Academy Portsmouth
• Court Lane Junior Academy Portsmouth
• Highbury Primary School Portsmouth
• Newlands Primary Academy Waterlooville
• Stamshaw Infant Academy Portsmouth
• The Flying Bull Academy Portsmouth
• Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Portsmouth
• Stamshaw Junior School Portsmouth

What is Kingsham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingsham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Kingsham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingsham Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Kingsham Primary School have?

Kingsham Primary School has 270 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingsham Primary School cover?

Kingsham Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingsham Primary School?

Kingsham Primary School is at Hay Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8BN.