Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)

Voluntary controlled school·Infant school Petworth, West Sussex·GU28 0NJ

School type

Infant school

Ages 4–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

13 first choices, 17 places

First choices per place

0.77

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 17 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.23

00.511.5

1 per place

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

Every child who put Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 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).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–7
Pupils on roll: 47
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

6.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

17.0%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.1%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

10.3%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

15.6

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£11,312

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Duncton CofE Junior School Petworth · 1.9 mi 37.7 Singleton CofE Primary School Singleton · 3.8 mi 48.8 Petworth Cof E Primary School Petworth · 4.0 mi 47.0 Midhurst CofE Primary School Midhurst · 4.0 mi 30.6 Easebourne CofE Primary School Midhurst · 4.3 mi 24.7 Bury CofE Primary School Pulborough · 5.2 mi 37.7 West Dean CofE Primary School Chichester · 5.2 mi 62.6 Fittleworth CofE Village School Fittleworth · 5.3 mi 27.3

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) is a primary school serving Petworth, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 47 pupils aged 4 to 7 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 'Good'.

Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 15.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.