St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Cawley Road, Chichester, PO19 1XB
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by St Richard's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Edgington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 316
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 126038
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Richard's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chichester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 313 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Richard's Catholic 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 | 43 | 44 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 61% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 66% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 70% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 St Richard's Catholic 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 | 67% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Richard's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 3.9% | 6% | 313 | — |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Kingsham Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 33.2% | 270 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | 36% | 8.3% | 39.5% | 165 | 0.5 miles |
| Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School | 18% | 5.2% | 26.4% | 127 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Joseph's Infant School | — | 9.2% | 27.6% | 129 | 0.6 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)
- 6.03%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 5.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
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Kingsham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
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St. Joseph's CofE Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St. Joseph's Infant School0.6 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 ages does St Richard's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chichester.
- Has St Richard's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Richard's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Richard's Catholic Primary School?
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School had 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Richard's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Richard's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Richard's Catholic 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.