Singleton CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Singleton, West Sussex·PO18 0HP
Composite score
48.8
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#7,731
National rank
#1153
In South East
#78
In West Sussex
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
6 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
17
any preference, for 7 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Singleton CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
70
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,448
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Singleton CofE Primary School

Singleton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Singleton, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 70 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 75% 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 37.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Singleton CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 7 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 15.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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