Fittleworth CofE Village School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Fittleworth, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.02 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a primary school in Fittleworth, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Fittleworth CofE Village 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 | 6.02 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 6.02 miles away, the 8th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance; middle 1.30 miles.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2018; it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2024 to 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 20 offers; all 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- School Lane, Fittleworth, RH20 1JB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at this caring school.”
- “Pupils know the school’s values of perseverance, responsibility, independence, determination and effort, well.”
- “They enjoy the school’s emphasis on outdoor learning and connection with nature and the wider world.”
To improve
- “In some core and wider curriculum subjects, pupils do not learn the curriculum well.”
- “Pupils have gaps in their knowledge that are not addressed as consistently and effectively as they should be.”
- “This is reflected in the low published outcomes achieved in recent years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2025 (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) | 42% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Petworth Cof E Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Duncton CofE Junior School 3.5 mi School remains Good
- Bury CofE Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Amberley CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Chiltington Community Primary School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wisborough Green Primary School 5.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published