# Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School

Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chichester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 127 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148184. [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 127
- Council: Chichester
- URN: 148184

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 18% of pupils at Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Chichester Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chichester-nursery-school-e125808): 640 m. Nursery. School remains Good, June 2024
- [Portfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portfield-primary-academy-e138402): 790 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingsham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsham-primary-school-e141181): 810 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chichester High Schools Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chichester-high-schools-sixth-form-e133043): 890 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Richard's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-primary-school-e151782): 920 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed
- [Chichester High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chichester-high-school-e140105): 920 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148184)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148184)

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