Slindon CofE Primary School
Meadsway, Slindon, Arundel, BN18 0QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Webb
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 125994
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243814330
About this school
Slindon CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Arundel. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- 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 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 57% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 27% | 79% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 93% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Slindon CofE 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 | 27% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slindon CofE Primary School compares
Slindon CofE Primary School ranked 176th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.9% | 23.7% | 89 | — |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School | 60% | 4% | 10.9% | 203 | 1.1 miles |
| Barnham Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 313 | 1.9 miles |
| Eastergate CofE Primary School | 46% | 5.4% | 16.2% | 199 | 2.2 miles |
| Arundel CofE Primary School | 90% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 213 | 2.5 miles |
| Aldingbourne Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 212 | 2.7 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)
- 23.68%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
Barnham Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bognor Regis
-
Eastergate CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Arundel CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
Aldingbourne Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other schools in Arundel
- Amberley CofE Primary School Primary
- Arundel CofE Primary School Primary
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Primary
- Yapton CE Primary School Primary
- The Amicus School Special schools
- Slindon College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Slindon CofE Primary School teach?
- Slindon CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Arundel.
- Who is the headteacher of Slindon CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Slindon CofE Primary School is Miss Laura Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Slindon CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slindon CofE 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 big is Slindon CofE Primary School?
- Slindon CofE Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Slindon CofE Primary School full?
- Slindon CofE Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 89 on roll (106%), 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 Slindon CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Slindon CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Slindon CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Slindon CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Slindon CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Slindon CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Slindon CofE Primary School ranked 176th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Slindon CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Slindon CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slindon CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slindon CofE 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.