Thorney Island Community Primary SchoolWest Wittering Parochial Church of England School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Thorney Island Community Primary School and West Wittering Parochial Church of England School are primary schools.

  • Thorney Island Community Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and West Wittering Parochial Church of England School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Thorney Island Community Primary School was judged Good and West Wittering Parochial Church of England 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 67.0% for Thorney Island Community Primary School and 13.0% for West Wittering Parochial Church of England School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Thorney Island Community Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at West Wittering Parochial Church of England School (62.0% in 2022-23, 13.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thorney Island Community Primary School versus West Wittering Parochial Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EmsworthThorney Island Community Primary SchoolChichesterWest Wittering Parochial Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100D52/100
Local ranking121st of 218 in West Sussex 118th 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 roll192 99
Capacity240 105
LocationEmsworth, PO10 8DJ Chichester, PO20 8AJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure13.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census192 99
Free school meals (ever 6)7.8% 13.1%
English as an additional language6.8% 4.0%
SEN support7.3% 19.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% Stronger figure9.2% 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.

Thorney Island Community Primary School

West Wittering Parochial Church of England School

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