Chidham Parochial Primary School

State-Funded School

chidham-parochial-primary-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO18 8THPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chidham Parochial 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 173 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

92%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

173

Total Pupils

42%Boys

58%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 173
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jan 2014	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.