Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Petworth, 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 🔒
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) is a primary school in Petworth, West Sussex for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 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, including every first-choice family, was offered a place in 2026. Places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2026, Reception had 13 first-choice applications for 17 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 13th lowest of 205 West Sussex primary schools.
- There were 44 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 14.6 pupils per teacher. The middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex is 20.2.
- Free school meal eligibility is 2.3% of pupils, below the middle figure of 10.2% 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
- Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school, where they feel safe, valued and part of a close community.”
- “They build warm, respectful relationships with staff and with each other.”
- “Pupils show kindness and consideration in their day-to-day interactions.”
To improve
- “Leaders are embedding an increasingly structured approach to support pupils to develop their writing skills more securely.”
- “While appropriate strategies are in place, these are not implemented as consistently as leaders would like.”
- “While these developments have increased staff workload, leaders have taken steps to manage this carefully.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 13 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.
- Duncton CofE Junior School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Singleton CofE Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Petworth Cof E Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Midhurst CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Easebourne CofE Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Dean CofE Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury CofE Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fittleworth CofE Village School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published