West Chiltington Community Primary School
East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, RH20 2JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Drummond
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 125859
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01798813319
About this school
West Chiltington Community Primary School is a community primary school in Pulborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Chiltington Community 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
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 West Chiltington Community 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 | 57% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Chiltington Community Primary School compares
West Chiltington Community Primary School ranked 120th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5% | 7.9% | 192 | — |
| Thakeham Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 104 | 2.3 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 39% | 6% | 20.2% | 295 | 2.3 miles |
| Storrington Primary School | 53% | 6.1% | 13.6% | 361 | 2.4 miles |
| Ashington CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 190 | 2.7 miles |
| William Penn School | 64% | 6.4% | 16.1% | 84 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.94%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thakeham Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
Storrington Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
Ashington CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
William Penn School3.4 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Pulborough
West Chiltington Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Pulborough.
- Ashington CofE Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School Primary
- St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Storrington Primary School Primary
- Thakeham Primary School Primary
- Dorset House School Independent schools
- Windlesham House School Independent schools
- Lodge Hill Residential Centre Other types
Common questions
- What ages does West Chiltington Community Primary School teach?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Pulborough.
- Who is the headteacher of West Chiltington Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of West Chiltington Community Primary School is Miss Helen Drummond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Chiltington Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Chiltington Community 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 West Chiltington Community Primary School?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is West Chiltington Community Primary School full?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 West Chiltington Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Chiltington Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Chiltington Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records West Chiltington Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have West Chiltington Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 West Chiltington Community Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School ranked 120th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Chiltington Community Primary School's absence rate?
- West Chiltington Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Chiltington Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Chiltington Community 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.