Jessie Younghusband Primary School
Acres Drive, Chichester, PO19 3RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Hanna
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 125880
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243782192
About this school
Jessie Younghusband Primary School is a community primary school in Chichester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Jessie Younghusband 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 June 2024, 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 58% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 65% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 77% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Jessie Younghusband 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 | 60% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jessie Younghusband Primary School compares
Jessie Younghusband Primary School ranked 25th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 11.3% | 213 | — |
| Parklands Community Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 22.3% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Joseph's Infant School | — | 9.2% | 27.6% | 129 | 0.8 miles |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | 36% | 8.3% | 39.5% | 165 | 0.8 miles |
| Fishbourne CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 210 | 1.0 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.4 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)
- 11.27%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 4.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parklands Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St. Joseph's Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Fishbourne CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St Richard's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other schools in Chichester
Jessie Younghusband Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Kingsham Primary School Primary
- Lavant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Jessie Younghusband Primary School teach?
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of Jessie Younghusband Primary School?
- The headteacher of Jessie Younghusband Primary School is Mr Luke Hanna, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Jessie Younghusband Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jessie Younghusband 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 Jessie Younghusband Primary School?
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Jessie Younghusband Primary School full?
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 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 Jessie Younghusband Primary School a faith school?
- No. Jessie Younghusband Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Jessie Younghusband Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Jessie Younghusband Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Jessie Younghusband Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jessie Younghusband Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School ranked 25th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jessie Younghusband Primary School's absence rate?
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jessie Younghusband Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jessie Younghusband 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.