Singleton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Singleton, 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 🔒
Singleton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Singleton, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Singleton 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
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 4 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 18.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.7% 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
- Charlton Road, Singleton CE Primary School, Singleton, PO18 0HP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 69 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love being part of their school.”
- “They value the warm and welcoming greetings they receive at the school gate every day.”
- “Families appreciate their invitations to attend school workshops and events.”
To improve
- “In a very few subjects, where leaders’ changes have been more recent, pupils remember their previous learning less well.”
- “In a few subject areas, this recap process is not yet fully established.”
- “For example, pupils do not always have enough opportunities to practise their mental mathematics skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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) | 75% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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.
- West Dean CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lavant Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The March CofE Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tangmere Primary Academy 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published