Funtington Primary School
Heather Close, West Ashling, Chichester, PO18 8DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Hoebee
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 125830
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243575675
About this school
Funtington Primary School is a community primary school in Chichester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Funtington Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 69% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 92% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 77% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 85% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Funtington 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 | 55% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Funtington Primary School compares
Funtington Primary School ranked 121st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.9% | 19.6% | 116 | — |
| Chidham Parochial Primary School | 63% | 6.7% | 18.6% | 173 | 1.7 miles |
| Bosham Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 204 | 1.8 miles |
| Fishbourne CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 210 | 2.3 miles |
| Southbourne Infant School | — | 6.4% | 18.8% | 176 | 2.5 miles |
| Southbourne Junior School | 56% | 5.8% | 18.2% | 228 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.63%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 28.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chidham Parochial Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Bosham Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Fishbourne CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Southbourne Infant School2.5 miles
Primary · Emsworth
-
Southbourne Junior School2.5 miles
Primary · Emsworth
Other schools in Chichester
Funtington Primary School ranks 16th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Chichester.
- Aldingbourne Primary School Primary
- 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
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School Primary
- Kingsham Primary School Primary
- Lavant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Funtington Primary School teach?
- Funtington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of Funtington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Funtington Primary School is Mrs Katie Hoebee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Funtington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Funtington 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 many pupils are at Funtington Primary School?
- Funtington Primary School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Funtington Primary School full?
- Funtington Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 116 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Funtington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Funtington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Funtington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Funtington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Funtington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Funtington Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Funtington Primary School ranked 121st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Funtington Primary School's absence rate?
- Funtington Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Funtington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Funtington 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.