Sidlesham Primary School
Keynor Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophia Koiston
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 125853
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243641238
About this school
Sidlesham Primary School is a community primary school in Chichester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sidlesham 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 32% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 58% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 53% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Sidlesham 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 | 45% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sidlesham Primary School compares
Sidlesham Primary School ranked 102nd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7% | 21.3% | 139 | — |
| Birdham CE Primary School | 59% | 8% | 24% | 109 | 2.0 miles |
| Medmerry Primary School | 61% | 6% | 23.3% | 211 | 2.7 miles |
| Seal Primary Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 20.5% | 294 | 2.9 miles |
| East Wittering Community Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 27.7% | 247 | 3.0 miles |
| Rose Green Infant School | — | 5.3% | 10.2% | 269 | 3.4 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)
- 21.32%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 19.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birdham CE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Medmerry Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Seal Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Selsey
-
East Wittering Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Rose Green Infant School3.4 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
Other schools in Chichester
Sidlesham Primary School ranks 12th 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
- Funtington Primary School Primary
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School Primary
- Kingsham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sidlesham Primary School teach?
- Sidlesham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of Sidlesham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sidlesham Primary School is Mrs Sophia Koiston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sidlesham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sidlesham 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 Sidlesham Primary School?
- Sidlesham Primary School has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sidlesham Primary School full?
- Sidlesham Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 139 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sidlesham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sidlesham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sidlesham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sidlesham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sidlesham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sidlesham Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Sidlesham Primary School ranked 102nd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sidlesham Primary School's absence rate?
- Sidlesham Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sidlesham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidlesham 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.