Fittleworth CofE Village School, Fittleworth
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Fittleworth. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 183rd-highest of the 193 schools in West Sussex with published results, and 13,535th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fittleworth CofE Village School in detail
Fittleworth CofE Village School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club, from £6 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in West Sussex
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Fittleworth CofE Village School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 63% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Fittleworth CofE Village School
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Fittleworth CofE Village School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Fittleworth CofE Village School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fittleworth CofE Village School are St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham (1.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 40% maths); Petworth Cof E Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 65% maths); St Mary's Church of England Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 56% maths); and Duncton CofE Junior School (3.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fittleworth CofE Village School.
St James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamPetworth Cof E Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolDuncton CofE Junior School
What parents say
57 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fittleworth CofE Village School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).
Who goes there
9.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 25 pupils (20.2%) received SEN support and 3 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Fittleworth CofE Village School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pulborough Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Lane (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).
Suspensions and exclusions
Fittleworth CofE Village School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a caring, safe environment where pupils enjoy learning and develop strong values around responsibility and independence. Staff are dedicated to helping all pupils thrive, with particularly strong support for the youngest children in Reception and for pupils with special educational needs. The school offers engaging outdoor learning experiences and a range of enrichment activities that build pupil confidence and resilience.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with skilled staff who extend children's thinking and develop communication skills effectively
- Pupils with SEND are well supported with appropriate access to the curriculum and external specialist services
- Good focus on physical and mental health, with regular outdoor learning, swimming lessons, and a range of clubs and sports activities
- High expectations for behaviour creating a kind, respectful learning environment with sensitive approaches to challenging behaviour
- Good attendance focus with school intervening quickly when pupils are at risk of lower attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum, particularly spelling, punctuation and grammar, is not having strong enough impact on pupil learning, leading to repeated mistakes
- Pupils often remember activities they complete without recalling the key knowledge they should have learned
- Inconsistent checking of what pupils know in the wider curriculum, meaning misconceptions are not always identified and resolved
- Inconsistent teaching of phonics beyond Reception Year, resulting in some pupils not becoming fluent readers by end of key stage 2
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, gardening, maypole dancing, swimming lessons, residential trips, school council, feeding school chickens, collaboration with other schools
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a caring school where pupils are safe and happy, with good behaviour and personal development. However, the quality of education requires improvement due to gaps in pupil knowledge across core and wider curriculum subjects that are not being addressed consistently enough.
At a Glance
9.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
57 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 63% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 63% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 53% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
24.3
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fittleworth CofE Village School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fittleworth CofE Village School.
- BloomsAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fittleworth CofE Village School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fittleworth CofE Village School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fittleworth CofE Village School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
129 pupils
140 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Fittleworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Fittleworth
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
22.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
124
Total Pupils
59
Boys
65
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
13.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,994
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,978
Per pupil
£839k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
115
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Fittleworth CofE Village School
What are SATs results like at Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Of the pupils at Fittleworth CofE Village School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 53% did so in maths.
What is Fittleworth CofE Village School's Ofsted rating?
Fittleworth CofE Village School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Fittleworth CofE Village School?
No fixed boundary. When Fittleworth CofE Village School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Fittleworth CofE Village School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Classes at Fittleworth CofE Village School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Fittleworth CofE Village School has around 124 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fittleworth CofE Village School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Fittleworth CofE Village School in 2024/25. 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Fittleworth CofE Village School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fittleworth CofE Village School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Blooms (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Fittleworth CofE Village School's term dates?
Fittleworth CofE Village School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fittleworth CofE Village School?
Fittleworth CofE Village School is at School Lane, Fittleworth, West Sussex, RH20 1JB.
Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)