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West Chiltington Community Primary School

URN
125859
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
West Chiltington Community Primary School
URN
125859
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

48 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

37

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

42

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 February 2025
Inspection date
14 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 10 February 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 10 February 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

72

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.4×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Sussex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Sussex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.westchiltschool.com

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

68.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

64.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

60.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

56.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RH20 2JY - East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex

Contact details

Address
East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex
Postcode
RH20 2JY
Phone
1798813319
Website
http://www.westchiltschool.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Sussex
Local authority code
938

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 600 schools in West Sussex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

600

Open schools

339

Closed schools

261

Primary schools

357

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 10 February 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 10 February 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 10 February 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 February 202514 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 10 February 2025
    5 November 20192 October 2019-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 5 November 2019
    • Inspection

      Published
      10 February 2025
      Inspected
      14 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      5 November 2019
      Inspected
      2 October 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    41.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    62

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary357 (59.9%)
    • Secondary62 (10.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other177 (29.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Arundale School3.5 kmNot applicableClosed
    Rydon Community College3.6 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Thakeham Primary School3.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Storrington Primary School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Focus School - Pulborough Campus4.4 kmNot applicableClosed
    Ashington CofE Primary School4.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Brinsbury College4.5 km16 plusClosed
    St Joseph's Dominican School4.9 kmNot applicableClosed
    William Penn School5.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Arundale School
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Rydon Community College
      Distance
      3.6 km
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Thakeham Primary School
      Distance
      3.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Mary's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      3.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Sussex)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBN6 9DHOpen
    Albourne CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN6 9DHClosed
    Aldingbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryPO20 3QROpen
    All Saints CofE Primary School, HorshamPrimaryRH12 5JBOpen
    Amberley CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN18 9NBOpen
    • Albourne Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN6 9DH
      Status
      Open
    • Albourne CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN6 9DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldingbourne Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PO20 3QR
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RH12 5JB
      Status
      Open
    Storrington Primary School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Focus School - Pulborough Campus
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Ashington CofE Primary School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Brinsbury College
    Distance
    4.5 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • St Joseph's Dominican School
    Distance
    4.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • William Penn School
    Distance
    5.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Amberley CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN18 9NB
    Status
    Open