Bosham Primary School

Community school·Primary school Chichester, West Sussex·PO18 8QF
Composite score
44.2
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#9,430
National rank
#1407
In South East
#105
In West Sussex
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
28 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
75
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
6.45 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 10383 m
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.18
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8720220.7420231.1420240.7520250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,362
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Bosham Primary School

Bosham Primary School is a primary school in Chichester, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 197 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bosham Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 6.45 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Bosham Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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