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EnglandSouth EastChichesterPO20 1NPChichester Free School
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Chichester Free School

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Chichester · Chichester · PO20 1NP www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk

Pupils
1,078
cap. 1,020
Ages
4 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
37%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
470.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,078
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
37%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
470.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,078
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Chichester Free School · All-through · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
-1pp
69%60%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
+1pp
72%67%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
+1pp
40%36%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
44.9
+0.4
44.942.540.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.9
EBacc entry
37%
+23pp
64%39%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
EBacc APS
470.3
+98.0
470.3412.0353.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 470.3
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,078
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%5%83%47%78%9%80%28%92%84%107.0105.0107.015%1,078
2023/2468%3%79%42%77%12%79%26%94%77%107.0105.0105.017%1,063
2022/2369%3%80%28%77%8%80%28%91%81%106.0106.0105.0-0.20-0.70+0.7015%1,027
2018/1950%2%63%20%66%7%68%7%67%49%102.0102.0101.0+0.20-0.70-0.2017%995
2017/1867%13%67%27%77%20%73%30%90%67%103.0103.0103.0-2.60-0.60-1.4014%886
2016/1753%0%77%30%60%7%70%13%83%80%106.0103.0106.0+0.30-6.10-2.1015%773

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2572%40%44.9Not applicable37%470.337%1,078
2023/2471%39%44.5+0.0014%372.319%1,063
2022/2361%31%40.0-0.4622%367.228%1,027
2021/2262%40%44.2-0.3228%460.533%1,015
2018/1972%34%44.4-0.0764%353.766%995
2017/1863%37%44.8-0.0552%211.552%886
2016/1786%52%46.9+0.2862%62%773

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/25Not eligibleNot eligibleNot applicableNot eligible1
2022/23Not eligibleNot eligibleNot eligible3
2021/22Not eligibleNot eligibleNot eligible4
2016/17Not eligibleNot eligibleNot applicableNot eligibleNot eligible

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,07819.315%6%15%8%23%
2023/241,06318.717%6%14%8%21%
2022/231,02718.915%5%12%7%21%
2021/221,01519.316%4%12%8%25%
2020/211,02319.016%4%13%
2018/1999519.017%4%14%5%15%
2017/1888617.214%4%15%5%11%
2016/1777315.815%4%15%5%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.