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Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School

Worthing, BN13 3UU · West Sussex · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary Church of England
0.5/10 Well below average

193rd of 193 primary schools in West Sussex we can score, 226 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.0/10 against 3,134 of them, against 0.4/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 11.0 · 0 40% 0.01
Ofsted 7 35% 0.23
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 11.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. No pupils reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in March 2026. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.4 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils attend trips to The Tower of London, Arundel Castle, and Chichester Festival Theatre. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 58 pupils in a capacity of 59 places, leaving 1 spare place. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 1 place remaining, how does the school manage waiting lists for new starters? How does the leadership team plan to address the 11.0% attainment rate following the 2026 inspection? What support is offered to pupils who do not attend the morning breakfast club?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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