Barnham Primary School

State-Funded School

barnham-primary-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Arundel and South DownsConstituency

PO22 0HWPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barnham Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 313 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

313

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 313
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.