Aldingbourne Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Chichester, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.77 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aldingbourne Primary School is a primary school in Chichester, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 March 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Aldingbourne Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.77 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.77 miles away, the 26th shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 63% of pupils met the expected standard (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Westergate Street, Westergate, Chichester, PO20 3QR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils simply adore their school.”
- “From the moment they arrive to when they leave each day, pupils feel safe and valued.”
- “This is because staff create an environment where pupils learn, belong and thrive.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils are capable of achieving even more.”
- “Many pupils reach the higher standard in each subject, though fewer do so across all three subjects combined.”
- “Occasionally, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge, particularly in subjects other than English and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Eastergate CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barnham Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tangmere Primary Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Downview Primary School 2.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Yapton CE Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published