Medmerry Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Chichester, West Sussex·PO20 0QJ
Composite score
43.2
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National rank
#1478
In South East
#117
In West Sussex
Top 66%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
0.71 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1138 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2020221.1720230.9320240.9320250.902026

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
210
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,314
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Medmerry Primary School at a glance

Located in Chichester, West Sussex, Medmerry Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 210 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Medmerry Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.71 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. Medmerry 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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