The March CofE Primary School

Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England

Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester, PO18 0NU

Headteacher · Mr Steve Jackson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils208Capacity 210

OfstedGoodInspected 7 March 2023

TrustDiocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Free school meals7.7%

Good

Graded inspection on 7 March 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

27 of the 36 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered30

Applications95

First choice36

First-choice offers27

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).