Aldingbourne Primary School
Westergate Street, Westergate, Chichester, PO20 3QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Webster
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 125816
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243542913
About this school
Aldingbourne Primary School is a community primary school in Chichester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 84% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 91% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 91% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 88% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aldingbourne Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aldingbourne Primary School compares
Aldingbourne Primary School ranked 86th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 212 | — |
| Eastergate CofE Primary School | 46% | 5.4% | 16.2% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnham Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 313 | 1.2 miles |
| Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis | 56% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 207 | 2.3 miles |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School | 60% | 4% | 10.9% | 203 | 2.3 miles |
| Tangmere Primary Academy | 70% | 6.4% | 32.4% | 219 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.86%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 10.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastergate CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Barnham Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis2.3 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
Tangmere Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other schools in Chichester
Aldingbourne Primary School ranks 9th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Chichester.
- Birdham CE Primary School Primary
- Bosham Primary School Primary
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School Primary
- Chidham Parochial Primary School Primary
- Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School Primary
- East Wittering Community Primary School Primary
- Eastergate CofE Primary School Primary
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Funtington Primary School Primary
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School Primary
- Kingsham Primary School Primary
- Lavant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Aldingbourne Primary School teach?
- Aldingbourne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of Aldingbourne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aldingbourne Primary School is Miss Elizabeth Webster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aldingbourne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aldingbourne Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Aldingbourne Primary School?
- Aldingbourne Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Aldingbourne Primary School full?
- Aldingbourne Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Aldingbourne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Aldingbourne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aldingbourne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Aldingbourne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Aldingbourne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aldingbourne Primary School rank locally?
- Aldingbourne Primary School ranked 86th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aldingbourne Primary School's absence rate?
- Aldingbourne Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aldingbourne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aldingbourne Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.