Harting CofE Primary School
Tipper Lane, South Harting, GU31 5QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Tidey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Federation
- Weald and Downland Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 126017
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730825388
About this school
Harting CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in South Harting. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 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
- 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 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 47% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Harting 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 | 47% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harting CofE Primary School compares
Harting CofE Primary School ranked 143rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.3% | 10.3% | 97 | — |
| Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School | 42% | 10.3% | 14.5% | 66 | 2.9 miles |
| Buriton Primary School | 80% | 6% | 24.2% | 95 | 3.0 miles |
| Rogate CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 73 | 3.1 miles |
| Herne Junior School | 64% | 5% | 18.6% | 437 | 3.4 miles |
| Petersfield Infant School | — | 3.9% | 14.2% | 282 | 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)
- 10.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 3.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Buriton Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Rogate CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Herne Junior School3.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
-
Petersfield Infant School3.4 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Common questions
- What year groups does Harting CofE Primary School teach?
- Harting CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in South Harting.
- Who is the headteacher of Harting CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harting CofE Primary School is Mr Nick Tidey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harting CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harting 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 Harting CofE Primary School?
- Harting CofE Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harting CofE Primary School full?
- Harting CofE Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 97 on roll (69%), 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 Harting CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Harting CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Harting CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harting CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Harting CofE Primary School?
- Harting CofE Primary School is part of the Weald and Downland Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harting CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harting CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Harting CofE Primary School ranked 143rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harting CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Harting CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harting CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harting 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.