Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School, Arundel

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 35% in maths in 2024.

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

First-choice demand has fallen from 36 in 2021 to 26 in 2026, while places went from 29 to 30.

Across West Sussex, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in West Sussex lodged 187 appeals against primary school offers; 102 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (9.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School are Slindon CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 50% maths); Barnham Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 94% reading, 87% maths); Yapton CE Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 57% maths); and Eastergate CofE Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 57% maths).

Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

64 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 53% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (44%).

10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2025, 29 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 3 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School employed 12 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 17 pupils. Their average salary was £47,040.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £5,491 per pupil (£1.2 million in total), including £28,785 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest railway station is Barnham Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Holly Tree (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School stands in is among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (101).

Walberton & Binsted CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2023/24.