Westbourne House School
Westbourne House School is an independent school in Chichester for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 302 pupils and room for 470.
Coach Road, Shopwyke, Chichester, PO20 2BH01243 782739westbournehouse.orgMr Guy Musson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 302 | 343 | 353 | 385 | 375 | 354 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 46% | 32% | 41% | 32% | 25% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The March CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Portfield Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 288 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Chichester Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 1.1 miles | 140 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 127 | Good 2023 | 4 | Compare |
| Tangmere Primary Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 219 | Not inspected | 35 | Compare |
| University of Chichester | Higher education institutions | 1.5 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Fordwater School, Chichester | Council | 1.7 miles | 219 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Kingsham Primary School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 270 | Good 2020 | 72 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Westbourne House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Westbourne House School yet.
How many pupils does Westbourne House School have?
302 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 470 places, so it is 64% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Coach Road, Shopwyke, Chichester, PO20 2BH
- Telephone
- 01243 782739
- Website
- www.westbournehouse.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Musson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- North Mundham & Tangmere
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1937
- URN
- 126105 · LAESTAB 9386007 · UKPRN 10015561
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.