St. Joseph's Infant School
Orchard Street, Chichester, PO19 1DQ
129 pupils · 96% of 135 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2023, published 11 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.6 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 15 | 46 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 18 | 66 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 25 | 79 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 13 | 55 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 18 | 52 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 8 | 49 | 19 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St. Joseph's CofE Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Parklands Community Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Portfield Primary Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.