Easebourne CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Midhurst, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.72 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Easebourne CofE Primary School is a primary school in Midhurst, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Easebourne 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 | 1.72 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.72 miles away, the 37th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2023, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% 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
- Wheelbarrow Castle, Easebourne, Midhurst, GU29 9AG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Easebourne Church of England Primary School provides a welcoming and nurturing environment in which pupils feel safe and happy.”
- “The school’s strong sense of family is evident in the way pupils care for and support one another.”
- “Pastoral provision is effective.”
To improve
- “However, not all pupils achieve as well as they should across the curriculum.”
- “This is because lesson activities and support do not consistently address gaps in pupils’ prior knowledge.”
- “For some pupils, barriers to learning are not identified or acted on quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 38% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stedham Primary School 2.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Fernhurst Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hollycombe Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Petworth Cof E Primary School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rogate CofE Primary School 5.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Duncton CofE Junior School 5.4 mi School remains Good