OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,118
1,118 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
568
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
550
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.0 pts
below England
School
14.8%
Chichester
15.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.7 pts
below England
School
6.6%
Chichester
7.1%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Chichester
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.5%
922
Any other White background
6.1%
68
Unclassified
2.5%
28
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
25
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
16
White and Asian
1.3%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.1%
180 of
1,118 pupils
4.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.9
5.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.00 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.85 pts
higher than
England
School
8.07%
Chichester
6.49%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.86 pts
higher than
England
School
22.68%
Chichester
17.04%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.20 pts
higher than
England
School
3.00%
Chichester
2.05%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.6%
18.5 pts
above England
Chichester Free School
109.6%
Chichester
91.3%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.