West Dean CofE Primary School
West Dean, Chichester, PO18 0RJ
102 pupils · 104% of 98 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 3.9%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 2 July 2024, published 30 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 15 | 33 | 14 |
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
- Singleton CofE Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lavant Primary School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Jessie Younghusband Primary School 6.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The March CofE Primary School 6.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School 6.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Funtington Primary School 7 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.