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Chichester Free School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Free school
Hunston Road, Chichester PO20 1NP · chichesterfreeschool.org.uk · 01243 792690
On the mapSearch near PO20 1NP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,118
- 98 over 1,020 places · 110%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 67 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 67 | 80 | 1.2▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 98 | 102 | 1▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 67 | 97 | 1.4▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 68 | 97 | 1.4▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 70 | 67 | 1 | 76% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 40.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.1 | −7.7 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | — |
| Further education | 73.7 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +2.2 |
| Employment | 5.1 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.7 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2019/20
| University | 40 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 13 |
| Employment | 33 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 |
| Activity not captured | 7 |
Ofsted
Chichester Free School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (207 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 207
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (19%) with SEND