Eastergate CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Chichester, 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 🔒
Eastergate CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chichester, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Eastergate CofE 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
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 30th lowest of 205 West Sussex primary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest West Sussex primary schools.
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
- Church Lane, Eastergate, Chichester, PO20 3UT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Eastergate are polite and welcoming.”
- “They know the school’s values well, such as trust and compassion.”
- “They enjoy their lessons and time spent with their friends.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum pupils follow in the rest of the school is not as effective.”
- “Too many pupils do not learn the key knowledge, skills and vocabulary that they need to.”
- “As a result, they do not achieve as well as they should, including in national tests.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2024 (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) | 46% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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.
- Aldingbourne Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barnham Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Slindon CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yapton CE Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Tangmere Primary Academy 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published