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Amberley CofE Primary School

URN
125970
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Amberley CofE Primary School
URN
125970
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

100 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

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: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

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.
  • 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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 November 2024
Inspection date
15 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 20 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 20 November 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very 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)

4

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

11

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

4

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.75×

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.amberleyschool.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Sussex to reach your council's application system.

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 %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BN18 9NB - School Road, Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex

Contact details

Address
School Road, Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex
Postcode
BN18 9NB
Phone
1798831612
Website
http://www.amberleyschool.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.

Good

Graded 20 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 20 November 2024

  • Early years

    0

    Graded 20 November 2024

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 November 202415 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 20 November 2024
    28 June 20234 May 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 28 June 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      20 November 2024
      Inspected
      15 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      28 June 2023
      Inspected
      4 May 2023
      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

    36.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 2

    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
    Dorset House School1.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    Bury CofE Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    My Choice School - Kingfisher View3.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Lodge Hill Residential Centre3.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham3.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Joseph's Dominican School5.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Storrington Primary School5.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    My Choice School Arundel5.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    Arundale School6.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    St Philip's Catholic Primary School6.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Dorset House School
      Distance
      1.5 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Bury CofE Primary School
      Distance
      2.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • My Choice School - Kingfisher View
      Distance
      3.2 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Lodge Hill Residential Centre
      Distance
      3.4 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      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
    Arun Vale Infant SchoolPrimaryBN17 6EWClosed
    • 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
    St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Joseph's Dominican School
    Distance
    5.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Storrington Primary School
    Distance
    5.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • My Choice School Arundel
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Arundale School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Philip's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Arun Vale Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN17 6EW
    Status
    Closed