Lavant Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chichester, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.23 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lavant Primary School is a primary school in Chichester, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Lavant 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 | 1.23 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
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (52%) were not offered a place.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.23 miles away, the 41st shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2018, though the figure has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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
- West Stoke Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
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- St. Joseph's Infant School 2.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Parklands Community Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The March CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Joseph's CofE Junior School 2.1 mi Good
- West Dean CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Portfield Primary Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published