Harting CofE Primary School
Tipper Lane, South Harting, GU31 5QTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Harting CofE Primary School is a primary school in South Harting for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 86th of 189 primary schools in West Sussex. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 January 2025
The school is a nurturing community where pupils flourish. The school's values of 'love and respect' run through everything it does. Pupils are happy. Behaviour around school and in lessons is positive. From the start of Reception Year, children benefit from caring relationships. This helps them to settle quickly, learn to share, listen to others and take turns. Pupils are confident that if they have any worries, there is always an adult in the school who will listen and help. Any rare issues of unkindness are dealt with quickly and effectively. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum. Recent changes to the curriculum mean the school's expectations of what pupils will achieve are on the rise. Disadvantaged pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are placed at the forefront of the school's ambition for all pupils to succeed. The school provides pupils with a broad range of experiences. These include after-school clubs, sports competitions, and trips that enrich the curriculum. In particular, all pupils in Years 5 and 6 thrive on the opportunity to learn a brass instrument and are all proudly part of the school's brass band. This has performed nationally and hosts an annual 'Proms in the Playground' event. This is an event enjoyed by the whole school community.
What the school should improve
- Some aspects of the school's personal development offer have not yet been addressed by the school's recent improvement work. This means that pupils are not consistently building an understanding of different faiths and cultures over time. The school must ensure that its plans to further develop its personal development offer are implemented successfully so that pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain.
- In some subjects, the curriculum is new and not always delivered as leaders intend. This means that there are occasions when learning is not as strong as it could be. The school must now work to ensure consistency in the quality of implementation to ensure pupils achieve as well as they can across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
12 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
97 pupils on roll, with places for 140
Schools near Harting CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
| Buriton Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Rogate CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Herne Junior School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Petersfield Infant School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Tidey
- Phone
- 01730825388
- Address
- Tipper Lane, South Harting, GU31 5QT
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- URN
- 126017
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.