Kingsham Primary School
Hay Road, Chichester, PO19 8BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Lee Dallinger
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 141181
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243784046
About this school
Kingsham Primary School is a primary academy in Chichester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingsham Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 58 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 66% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Kingsham 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 | 50% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 308 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 277 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsham Primary School compares
Kingsham Primary School ranked 49th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.2% | 33.2% | 270 | — |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School | 18% | 5.2% | 26.4% | 127 | 0.5 miles |
| Portfield Primary Academy | 43% | 7% | 40.5% | 288 | 0.9 miles |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | 36% | 8.3% | 39.5% | 165 | 1.0 miles |
| North Mundham Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 12.8% | 206 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 21 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.21%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 14.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Portfield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · West Sussex
-
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
North Mundham Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other schools in Chichester
Kingsham Primary School ranks 4th of the 23 ranked primary 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
- Lavant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingsham Primary School teach?
- Kingsham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsham Primary School is Lee Dallinger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingsham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsham 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 many pupils are at Kingsham Primary School?
- Kingsham Primary School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Kingsham Primary School full?
- Kingsham Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 270 on roll (86%), 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 Kingsham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kingsham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kingsham Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kingsham Primary School is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingsham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsham Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Kingsham Primary School ranked 49th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsham Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsham 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 1 July 2026.