Primary school

Aldingbourne Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • PO20 3QR
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,195 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 10%2017/18: top 18%2018/19: top 35%2022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 7%7% · 2023/242024/25: top 55%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · South East 64%5/10 Middle−20 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East−8.9 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle−30.7 pts
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle−22.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 83% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 80% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 71% · 31 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 84% · 32 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 63% · 30 pupils · South East 64%84%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 31 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 9% · 32 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 108 · 32 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 111 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 107 · 32 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 105111105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.6%
29 of 36 who put it first2014 · 73.0%2026 · 80.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3629
2nd391
3rd340

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2017Good
  4. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.9%
First language not English3.3%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 44.1%Boys 55.9%

101% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.9
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 4

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 20.3 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,008
Spend per pupil£6,149
Staff spend per pupil£4,618
Reserve per pupil£197
  • +£41,729revenue reserve
  • −£29,962in-year balance

Grants £5,824 · self-generated £183 · premises £588 per pupil