Yapton CE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Arundel, 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 🔒
Yapton CE Primary School is a primary school in Arundel, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Yapton CE 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The published admission number for Reception 2027 is 45 places, fewer than the 59 offers made for Reception 2026.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- North End Road, Yapton, Arundel, BN18 0DU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 304 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Leaders are determined to give pupils the very best start to their education.”
- “Following changes to the school, most pupils now achieve well both academically and in their personal development.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to practise their writing across the curriculum.”
- “This means that pupils’ achievements in writing are not as good as they could be.”
- “However, attendance is not yet high enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 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) | 45% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 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.
- Barnham Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastergate CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aldingbourne Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downview Primary School 2.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Arundel CofE Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published