Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 May 2019
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 148286.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 129 |
| Girls | 60 |
| Boys | 69 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 15.5% |
| First language not English | 30.2% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 135 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 111 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 17.8% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 15 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 2 |
| Average class size | 18.4 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 18.4 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 7.8 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 6.73 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 5.49 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 9.2 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 6.2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 3.6 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 2.6 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 25 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 46 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 15 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 15 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.2%, worse than England, worse than West Sussex | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 24.7%, worse than England, worse than West Sussex | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 6.8%, worse than England, worse than West Sussex | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 7.9% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 3.9% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Nov 2022. | |
| 0.3 mi | Not applicable | The Prebendal School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Parklands Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 9 Sept 2014. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Richard's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Feb 2022. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Bishop Luffa School, Chichester | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 30 Nov 2022. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | Chichester High Schools Sixth Form | Sixth form centres | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Jessie Younghusband Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Feb 2019. | |
| 0.8 mi | Secondary | Chichester High School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 5 Nov 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Nursery | Chichester Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Feb 2015. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Portfield Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 13 Jan 2026. |
St. Joseph's Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 8 May 2019.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, St. Joseph's Infant School made 25 offers from 46 applications (1.8 per offer), and 15 of 15 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
St. Joseph's Infant School has 129 pupils aged 2 to 7.
St. Joseph's Infant School had 135 school places in 2024/25.
At St. Joseph's Infant School, the average class had 18.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.4 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at St. Joseph's Infant School missed 8.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 24.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.