St. Joseph's Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex
Orchard Street, Chichester, PO19 1DQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
32.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
129
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
135 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer
49
Places offered
66
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 18 | 18 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 6 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 30 | 5 | ● 17% |
| Total | 66 | 29 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Metcalfe
- Address
- Orchard Street, Chichester, PO19 1DQ
- Phone
- 01243783709
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Chichester West · Chichester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148286
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
129 pupils · 135 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
09 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 100 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
32.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.