Midhurst CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Midhurst, 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 🔒
Midhurst CofE Primary School is a primary school in Midhurst, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Midhurst 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 had 19 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 3rd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
- The school has 20.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.4 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
- Ashfield Road, Midhurst, GU29 9JX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s ambition for all pupils to achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), is clear.”
- “Curriculum delivery is stronger in the early years.”
- “Pupils at the school truly enjoy coming to this highly inclusive school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should because the curriculum is not fully developed.”
- “The school has brought about the required urgency and determination to halt the decline in standards since the previous inspection, as reflected in the weak published outcomes in 2024.”
- “Nevertheless, in some subjects the school has not identified well enough what teachers should teach and pupils should learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 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) | 47% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 19 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.
- Easebourne CofE Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stedham Primary School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollycombe Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Fernhurst Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rogate CofE Primary School 4.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Singleton CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Duncton CofE Junior School 5.5 mi School remains Good