Fittleworth CofE Village School
School Lane, Fittleworth, RH20 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Burnett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 125984
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01798865419
About this school
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Fittleworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fittleworth CofE Village 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 42% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 63% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 63% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 47% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Fittleworth CofE Village 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 | 19% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 128 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fittleworth CofE Village School compares
Fittleworth CofE Village School ranked 171st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 4.4% | 13.3% | 124 | — |
| St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham | 20% | 6.5% | 13.2% | 44 | 1.7 miles |
| Petworth Cof E Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 164 | 2.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 39% | 6% | 20.2% | 295 | 2.6 miles |
| Duncton CofE Junior School | 58% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 50 | 3.5 miles |
| Bury CofE Primary School | 58% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 87 | 3.6 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)
- 13.28%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham1.7 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
Petworth Cof E Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Petworth
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Pulborough
-
Duncton CofE Junior School3.5 miles
Primary · Petworth
-
Bury CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Pulborough
Common questions
- What ages does Fittleworth CofE Village School teach?
- Fittleworth CofE Village School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Fittleworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Fittleworth CofE Village School?
- The headteacher of Fittleworth CofE Village School is Mrs Deborah Burnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fittleworth CofE Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fittleworth CofE Village 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 Fittleworth CofE Village School?
- Fittleworth CofE Village School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fittleworth CofE Village School full?
- Fittleworth CofE Village School has capacity for 140 pupils and 124 on roll (89%), 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 Fittleworth CofE Village School a faith school?
- Yes. Fittleworth CofE Village School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Fittleworth CofE Village School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fittleworth CofE Village School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Fittleworth CofE Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 19% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fittleworth CofE Village School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Fittleworth CofE Village School ranked 171st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fittleworth CofE Village School's absence rate?
- Fittleworth CofE Village School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fittleworth CofE Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fittleworth CofE Village 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.