Primary school

Ferring C of E Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • West Sussex
  • BN12 5DU
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,300 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM70% · South East 64%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · South East 7%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South East 106Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South East 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 29 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 53% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 71% · 24 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 56% · 25 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 25% · 32 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 29% · 24 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 70% · 23 pupils · South East 64%71%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 13% · 24 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 4% · 25 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 32 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 4% · 23 pupils · South East 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 24 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 32 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 23 pupils · South East 106108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 24 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 25 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 32 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 24 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 23 pupils · South East 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
30 of 36 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3630
2nd330
3rd210

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2022

  1. 2009Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026169
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.7%
First language not English7.3%
SEN support12.4%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.9%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.3%

80.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult15.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.8
  • Other support 3

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 14 · 19 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,957
Spend per pupil£6,653
Staff spend per pupil£5,081
Reserve per pupil£214
  • +£36,183revenue reserve
  • +£51,318in-year balance

Grants £6,652 · self-generated £305 · premises £413 per pupil