Bosham Primary SchoolBirdham CE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chichester.

Summary of the comparison

Bosham Primary School and Birdham CE Primary School are primary schools in Chichester.

  • Bosham Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birdham CE Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Birdham CE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bosham Primary School was judged Good and Birdham CE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Bosham Primary School and 59.0% for Birdham CE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bosham Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Birdham CE Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bosham Primary School versus Birdham CE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChichesterBosham Primary SchoolChichesterBirdham CE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking115th of 218 in West Sussex 51st of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 129
Capacity210 147
LocationChichester, PO18 8QF Chichester, PO20 7HB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census197 129
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 24.0%
English as an additional language4.6% 16.3%
SEN support8.1% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 6.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure22.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bosham Primary School

Birdham CE Primary School

Full profiles: Bosham Primary School · Birdham CE Primary School