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Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester PO20 3UE · ormistonsixvillagesacademy.co.uk · 01243 546800
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.64 mi
- 4.24 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 7 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 731
- 90% of 816 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 7” went to a home 2.64 mi (4.24 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 140 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 86% 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 | 147 | 140 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 147 | 139 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 121 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 136 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 116 | 0.8 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.64 mi4.24 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 39.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | −2.5 |
| Further education | 81.2 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ormiston Six Villages Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- 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, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 38
- 5% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied