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Best primary schools in West Sussex

193 of 227 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all West Sussex schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

171 of 227 rated Good or Outstanding
33 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 61.0% (best 95.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Heron Way Primary School Horsham	95.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Arundel CofE Primary School Arundel	90.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.28 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Barns Green Primary School Horsham	89.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Crawley	85.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Fishbourne CofE Primary School Chichester	83.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham Horsham hidden gem	83.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Haywards Heath	82.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Albourne Church of England Primary School Hassocks	79.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Camelsdale Primary School Haslemere	79.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Handcross Primary School Haywards Heath	79.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Hilltop Primary School Crawley	79.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Kingslea Primary School Horsham	79.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Crawley	79.0%	Good	—	approximate
14	St Peter's Catholic Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea	79.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	South Bersted CofE Primary School Bognor Regis	78.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School Horsham	78.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Horsham	77.0%	Not judged	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Blackthorns Community Primary School Haywards Heath hidden gem	77.0%	Outstanding	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Broadfield Primary Academy Crawley	77.0%	Good improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Broadwater CofE Primary School Worthing	77.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Seymour Primary School Crawley	77.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Burgess Hill	77.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Burgess Hill	76.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	The Mill Primary Academy Crawley	76.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Arunside School, Horsham Horsham	75.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Jessie Younghusband Primary School Chichester	75.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Seaside Primary School Lancing	75.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.26 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Singleton CofE Primary School Singleton	75.0%	Good declining	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	St Augustine's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	75.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Barnham Primary School Bognor Regis	74.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Billingshurst Primary Academy Billingshurst	74.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Holbrook Primary School Horsham	74.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Worthing	73.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Leechpool Primary School Horsham	73.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Southway Junior School Burgess Hill	73.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
36	Bolnore Village Primary School Haywards Heath	72.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Castlewood Primary School Horsham	72.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Crawley	72.0%	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	Halsford Park Primary School East Grinstead	71.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Jolesfield CofE Primary School Horsham	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Ashurst CofE Primary School Steyning	70.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Downsbrook Primary School Worthing	70.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Durrington Junior School Worthing	70.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
45	Ferring C of E Primary School Worthing	70.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Lindfield Primary Academy Haywards Heath	70.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.39 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Tangmere Primary Academy Chichester	70.0%	Good improving	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Kingsham Primary School Chichester	69.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Langley Green Primary Crawley	69.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Rose Green Junior School Bognor Regis	69.0%	Outstanding improving	—	approximate
51	Southwater Junior Academy Horsham	69.0%	Good	—	approximate
52	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Horsham	69.0%	Good	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	St Mary's CofE Primary School Littlehampton	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Vale School, Worthing Worthing	69.0%	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Bosham Primary School Chichester	68.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Eastbrook Primary Academy Brighton	68.0%	Not judged	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	North Heath Community Primary School Horsham	68.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Thomas A Becket Junior School Worthing	68.0%	Good	—	approximate
59	Whytemead Primary School Worthing	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Fernhurst Primary School Haslemere	67.0%	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Hawthorns Primary School Worthing	67.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Northchapel Community Primary School Petworth	67.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Northlands Wood Primary Academy Haywards Heath	67.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Crawley	67.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Haywards Heath	67.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Horsham	67.0%	Good declining	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Thorney Island Community Primary School Emsworth	67.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead East Grinstead	66.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Sheddingdean Community Primary School Burgess Hill	66.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Parklands Community Primary School Chichester	65.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Littlehampton	65.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	The Windmills Junior School Hassocks	65.0%	Good	—	approximate
73	West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School Worthing	65.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Seal Primary Academy Selsey	64.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	St Lawrence CofE Primary School Hassocks	64.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	The Bewbush Academy Crawley	64.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	White Meadows Primary Academy Littlehampton	64.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	William Penn School Horsham	64.0%	Requires improvement improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Aldingbourne Primary School Chichester	63.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	Balcombe Cofe Primary School Haywards Heath	63.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Chidham Parochial Primary School Chichester	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Copthorne CofE Junior School Copthorne	63.0%	Good	—	approximate
83	Maidenbower Junior School Crawley	63.0%	Good	—	approximate
84	Nyewood CofE Junior School Bognor Regis	63.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
85	Shelley Primary School Horsham	63.0%	Not judged	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	St Peter's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath hidden gem	63.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	63.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Thakeham Primary School Pulborough	63.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Waterfield Primary School Crawley	63.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	Buckingham Park Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
91	Milton Mount Primary School Crawley	62.0%	Good	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
92	Blackwell Primary School East Grinstead	61.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
93	Estcots Primary School East Grinstead	61.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	Medmerry Primary School Chichester	61.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	Orchards Junior School Worthing	61.0%	Good	—	approximate
96	St Margaret's CofE Primary School Littlehampton	61.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Upper Beeding Primary School Steyning	61.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
98	Ashington CofE Primary School Pulborough	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	Sidlesham Primary School Chichester	60.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
100	St John's Catholic Primary School Horsham	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
101	The March CofE Primary School Chichester	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
102	Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Arundel	60.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
103	Warden Park Primary Academy Haywards Heath	60.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
104	Birdham CE Primary School Chichester hidden gem	59.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
105	East Wittering Community Primary School Chichester	59.0%	Good improving	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
106	Edward Bryant School Bognor Regis	59.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
107	Gossops Green Primary Crawley	59.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
108	Shoreham Beach Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea	59.0%	Good declining	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
109	Bury CofE Primary School Pulborough	58.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
110	Duncton CofE Junior School Petworth	58.0%	Good	—	approximate
111	Petworth Cof E Primary School Petworth	58.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
112	River Beach Primary School Littlehampton	58.0%	Not judged	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
113	St Peter's Catholic Primary School East Grinstead	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
114	Steyning CofE Primary School Steyning	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
115	Bramber Primary School Worthing	57.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
116	Greenway Junior School Horsham	57.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
117	Harlands Primary School Haywards Heath	57.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
118	North Mundham Primary School Chichester	57.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
119	Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis Bognor Regis	56.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
120	Funtington Primary School Chichester	56.0%	Not judged	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
121	Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Littlehampton	56.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
122	Rustington Community Primary School Littlehampton	56.0%	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
123	Southbourne Junior School Emsworth	56.0%	Good	—	approximate
124	West Chiltington Community Primary School Pulborough	56.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
125	London Meed Community Primary School Burgess Hill	55.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
126	Sompting Village Primary School Lancing	54.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
127	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Worthing	54.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
128	East Preston Junior School Littlehampton	53.0%	Good	—	approximate
129	Homefield Primary School and SSC Worthing	53.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
130	Lavant Primary School Chichester	53.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
131	Loxwood Primary School Billingshurst	53.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
132	St Mary's CofE Primary School Pulborough hidden gem	53.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
133	Storrington Primary School Pulborough	53.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
134	The Meads Primary School East Grinstead	53.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
135	Three Bridges Primary School Crawley	53.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
136	Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Worthing	52.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
137	Southway Primary School Bognor Regis	52.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
138	St Peter's CofE Primary School Henfield	52.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
139	Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Crawley	51.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
140	Forge Wood Primary School Crawley	51.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
141	Amberley CofE Primary School Arundel	50.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
142	Colgate Primary School Horsham	50.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
143	Harting CofE Primary School South Harting	50.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
144	Lyminster Primary School Littlehampton	50.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
145	North Lancing Primary School Lancing	50.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
146	Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School Billingshurst	50.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
147	Rogate CofE Primary School Petersfield	50.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
148	Rudgwick Primary School Horsham	50.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
149	Shipley CofE Primary School Horsham	50.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
150	Stedham Primary School Midhurst	50.0%	Requires improvement declining	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
151	Westbourne Primary School Emsworth	50.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
152	Woodgate Primary Academy Crawley	50.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
153	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Crawley	48.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
154	Warnham CofE Primary School Horsham	48.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
155	Wisborough Green Primary School Billingshurst	48.0%	Good declining	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
156	English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Worthing	47.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
157	Midhurst CofE Primary School Midhurst	47.0%	Not judged	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
158	Northgate Primary School Crawley	47.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
159	St. Mark's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	47.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
160	West Green Primary School Crawley	47.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
161	Eastergate CofE Primary School Chichester	46.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
162	St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Worthing	46.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
163	Southgate Primary Crawley hidden gem	45.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
164	Yapton CE Primary School Arundel	45.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
165	Downview Primary School Bognor Regis	44.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
166	Heene CofE Primary School Worthing	43.0%	Inadequate	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
167	Holmbush Primary Academy Shoreham-by-Sea	43.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
168	Portfield Primary Academy West Sussex hidden gem	43.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
169	Swiss Gardens Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea	43.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
170	Twineham CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	43.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2025/26	approximate
171	Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School Chichester	42.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
172	Fittleworth CofE Village School Fittleworth	42.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
173	Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham Bognor Regis	41.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
174	Glebe Primary School Brighton	40.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
175	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding Horsham	40.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
176	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Pulborough	39.0%	Good declining	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
177	Easebourne CofE Primary School Midhurst	38.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
178	Slindon CofE Primary School Arundel	38.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
179	St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Chichester	36.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
180	The Globe Primary Academy Lancing	36.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
181	Hollycombe Primary School Liphook	35.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
182	The Laurels Primary School, Worthing Worthing	35.0%	Good improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
183	St Giles CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	33.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
184	Oakfields Primary School, Horsham Horsham	31.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
185	Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis Bognor Regis	30.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
186	Rake CofE Primary School Liss	25.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
187	Bolney CofE Primary School Haywards Heath	20.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
188	St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham Pulborough	20.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
189	Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School Chichester	18.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
190	Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School Horsham	18.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
191	Boxgrove CofE Primary School Chichester	15.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
192	West Wittering Parochial Church of England School Chichester	13.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
193	Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Worthing	11.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in West Sussex

34 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of West Sussex, not a fairer one.

Ashurst Wood Primary School
Brook Infant School and Nursery Ofsted: Good
Crawley Down Village CofE School Ofsted: Good
Durrington Infant School Ofsted: Requires improvement
East Preston Infant School Ofsted: Not judged
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Ofsted: Good
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Hassocks Infant School Ofsted: Good
Kilnwood Vale Primary School Ofsted: Good
Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Ofsted: Not judged
Nyewood CofE Infant School
Oak Tree Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Oakwood School
Orchards Infant School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Pound Hill Infant Academy Ofsted: Not judged
Rose Green Infant School Ofsted: Good
Rusper Primary School Ofsted: Inadequate
Southbourne Infant School Ofsted: Good
Southwater Infant Academy Ofsted: Good
Springfield Infant School and Nursery Ofsted: Not judged
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Ofsted: Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
St Richard's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
St. Joseph's Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Summerlea Community Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
The Gattons Infant School Ofsted: Good
Thomas A Becket Infant School Ofsted: Good
Trafalgar Community Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Turners Hill Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
West Dean CofE Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
West Hoathly CofE Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement

Applying in West Sussex

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the West Sussex admission criteria.

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