Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bognor Regis, 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 🔒
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham is a primary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham 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
- For Reception 2026, there were 40 first-choice applications for 44 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- In 2024/25, that was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
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
- Pennyfields, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 6BN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 317 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at school and enjoy their learning.”
- “Leaders ensure that everyone is included.”
- “Pupils value the friendships they forge with their classmates and that kind staff help them to learn.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, subject leadership is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Leaders and teachers do not use assessment consistently in foundation subjects.”
- “For example, it is not always used to check for understanding or to embed knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 2022 (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) | 41% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 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.
- Downview Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Edward Bryant School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Bersted CofE Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yapton CE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southway Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published