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The Academy, Selsey
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
School Lane, Selsey, Chichester PO20 9EH · tas-tkat.org · 01243 602558
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 5.11 mi
- 8.22 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 523
- 87% of 600 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6” went to a home 5.11 mi (8.22 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 116 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 116 | 111 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 122 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 100 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 134 | 93 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 98 | 92 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.11 mi8.22 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38, and 38.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38 | 46 | ||
| ▼38.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.7 | — |
| Further education | 72.4 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Academy, Selsey on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 6% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (37%) with SEND