The March CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
146448
Address
Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, PO18 0NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
209 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
4.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.2%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1%
Chinese 1%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The March CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
19
11
Year 3
31
12
19
Year 4
29
16
13
Year 5
29
15
14
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2023-2024