Northchapel Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Petworth, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Northchapel Community Primary School is a primary school in Petworth, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Northchapel Community 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 13 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 4 of the 20 applications (20%) came from families living outside West Sussex, and 2 offers went to them.
- With 53 pupils on roll in January 2026, 17% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.6% across 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
- Pipers Lane, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Each pupil feels they are known as an individual and are cared for by staff.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and confident.”
- “Pupils benefit from respectful and honest communication between each other and with staff.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified a few subjects that require further refinement to ensure that pupils learn consistently well across the school.”
- “Overall, children learn well in the early years but there is some variability.”
- “However, the curriculum design and implementation in Reception is at an earlier stage of development in some aspects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2023 (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) | 67% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 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.
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fernhurst Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Camelsdale Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Petworth Cof E Primary School 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Loxwood Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Easebourne CofE Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wisborough Green Primary School 6.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published