Lavant Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 111 pupils Chichester
Ofsted: Good
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Lavant Primary School is an academy converter in Chichester for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 111 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Lavant Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023 of its predecessor, Lavant CofE Primary School. In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is hard to get into: 15 of the 29 families who put it first for a Reception place in September 2026 did not get one. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 2.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: December 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address West Stoke Road
Lavant
Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 0BW
Phone 01243527382
Reference Number 150158

General Makeup

Number of pupils 111
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 42.34%
Girls: 57.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 15
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 33

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 8 15
2 5 10 15
3 5 11 16
4 11 6 17
5 6 11 17
6 6 10 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.3%
White, Other 4.5%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
Chinese 1.8%
White & Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Lavant CofE Primary School, inspected in July 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Dec 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 108
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 43 1
Third Preference 24 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Lavant Primary School had 111 pupils for 105 places. That is 6 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “CHICHESTER Primary” planning area

West Sussex counted 508 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 506 in 2029–30, down 0%.

20242025
Places 105105
Pupils 112111
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%

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 Lavant Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 2.9%2.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%

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 Lavant Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00

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 Lavant Primary School had 19.6 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

20252026
Pupils per adult 9.910.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 44.4%–
Sick days per teacher 2.4–

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, 12.6% of pupils at Lavant Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 6 2
Specific learning difficulty 2 2
Social, emotional and mental health 2 1
Hearing impairment 0 2
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 0

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 Lavant Primary School received £7,893 and spent £7,935 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£1,019 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership, income was £6,870 and spending £6,940 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £110,000
per pupil £1,019
In-year balance -£5,000
per pupil -£42

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.

Name Distance
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Acres Drive, Chichester, PO19 3RE
1.6 miles
Oakwood School
Oakwood, Chichester, PO18 9AN
2.05 miles
St. Joseph's Infant School
Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DQ
2.09 miles
Parklands Community Primary School
Durnford Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3AG
2.11 miles
The March CofE Primary School
Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0NU
2.14 miles
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DQ
2.14 miles
West Dean CofE Primary School
West Dean, West Dean Ce Primary School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0RJ
2.38 miles
Portfield Primary Academy
St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7HA
2.39 miles
Chichester Nursery School
St James Road, Chichester, PO19 7AB
2.46 miles
Fishbourne CofE Primary School
Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3QS
2.48 miles
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Cawley Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1XB
2.65 miles
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School
Rumbolds Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7UA
2.83 miles
Westbourne House School
Coach Road, Chichester, PO20 2BH
2.9 miles
Funtington Primary School
Heather Close, West Ashling, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 8DR
2.91 miles
Kingsham Primary School
Hay Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8BN
3.08 miles
Singleton CofE Primary School
Charlton Road, Singleton CE Primary School, Singleton, West Sussex, PO18 0HP
3.29 miles
Boxgrove CofE Primary School
The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0EE
3.32 miles
Tangmere Primary Academy
Bishops Road, Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2JB
3.46 miles
Bosham Primary School
Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 8QF
3.66 miles
North Mundham Primary School
School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LA
4.03 miles
Name Distance
Fordwater School, Chichester
Summersdale Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PP
1.44 miles
St Anthony's School
Woodlands Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5PA
1.71 miles
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HP
2.24 miles
The Prebendal School
52-55 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RT
2.35 miles
Chichester College Group
Westgate Fields, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1SB
2.46 miles
Chichester High Schools Sixth Form
Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8AE
2.78 miles
Chichester High School
Kingsham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8EB
2.88 miles
Chichester Free School
Hunston Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1NP
3.38 miles

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

Lavant Primary School is part of Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

What is Lavant Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lavant Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023 of its predecessor, Lavant CofE Primary School.

When was Lavant Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lavant Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Lavant Primary School have?

Lavant Primary School has 111 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lavant Primary School cover?

Lavant Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lavant Primary School?

Lavant Primary School is at West Stoke Road, Lavant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0BW.

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