West Dean CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chichester, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.14 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Dean CofE 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.
West Dean 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 | 4.14 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's last distance offered, 4.14 miles, was 11th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, where the middle figure was 1.30 miles.
- Reception last distances have swung sharply between years, most of all from 2023 to 2024, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2018.
- In 2026 there were 15 first-choice applications for 14 Reception offers; 11 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- 3.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.5% 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
- West Dean, West Dean Ce Primary School, Chichester, PO18 0RJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 11 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.
- Singleton CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lavant Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The March CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Funtington Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St. Joseph's Infant School 4.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Parklands Community Primary School 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published