West Dean CofE Primary School
West Dean, Chichester, PO18 0RJ
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by West Dean CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Williams
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 126004
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
West Dean CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chichester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Dean CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 79% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 93% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 93% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 86% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Dean 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 | 21% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Dean CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 99 | — |
| West Dean CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 102 | 0.0 miles |
| Singleton CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.6% | 15.7% | 69 | 1.5 miles |
| Lavant Primary School | 53% | 2.8% | 11.1% | 111 | 2.4 miles |
| Jessie Younghusband Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 11.3% | 213 | 4.0 miles |
| The March CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 208 | 4.0 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)
- 6.06%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.26%
- Persistent absence
- 3.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Dean CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Singleton CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Singleton
-
Lavant Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Jessie Younghusband Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
The March CofE Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other 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 year groups does West Dean CofE Primary School teach?
- West Dean CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chichester.
- Has West Dean CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Dean CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Dean CofE Primary School?
- West Dean CofE Primary School had 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have West Dean CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 21% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are West Dean CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Dean 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 8 July 2025.