Midhurst Rother College | Secondary with sixth form in Midhurst, Chichester | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Midhurst Rother College

SecondaryPost 16

Chichester · Midhurst · GU29 9DT http://www.mrc-academy.org/

Pupils
1,144
cap. 1,200
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
8 May 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
1 May 2013
Full inspectionOutstanding
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24 May 2011
Full inspectionSatisfactory
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25 May 2010
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Chichester. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
75%
+12pp
LA
68%
England
66%
81%72%63%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
56%
+13pp
LA
46%
England
46%
57%50%44%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
48.8
+2.8
LA
46.5
England
46.8
51.648.846.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
55%
+7pp
LA
37%
England
41%
55%44%33%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
9.5
+0.4
LA
9.2
England
7.7
9.57.96.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.02
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
33.2
-2.3
LA
32.7
England
32.4
42.435.228.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.17
-0.1
LA
-0.04
+0.5+0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
-11pp
LA
16%
England
14%
27%19%12%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
B+C+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.17
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education87%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment4%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

80%

staying in education or employment

11% did not stay in education or employment

9% no destination recorded

Education61%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment17%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,158
cap. 1,200
1,1701,067964
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
LA AVG 17.65:1
20.019.118.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
7%
LA AVG 11.52%
7%5%2%
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FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 18.03%
17%15%13%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 19.93%
23%18%12%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
9%
England
9%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
24%
England
24%
30%21%12%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressNorth Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Telephone01730812451
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

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Finance£8072 spend / pupil£7799 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jan 2009 (was URN 126077)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2575%56%48.8Not applicable55%9.5210
2023/2463%44%46.0+0.0249%9.1214
2022/2381%57%51.2+0.5436%8.8191
2021/2275%55%51.6+0.3735%8.7191
2018/1969%44%46.8+0.1833%7.9196
2017/1870%45%46.8+0.1735%6.2153
2016/1770%46%49.6+0.2139%145
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2558%
2023/2449%
2022/2338%
2021/2239%
2018/1935%
2017/1839%
2016/1754%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2533.2C+-0.1716%77
2023/2435.5B--0.0827%60
2022/2339.4B24%49
2021/2242.4B+26%55
2018/1930.7C-0.0814%60
2017/1828.1C--0.1512%41
2016/1732.4C++0.4618%52

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,15819.412%7%16%8%19%
2023/241,16620.021%6%16%9%26%
2022/231,17018.423%6%17%9%29%
2021/221,12219.021%4%14%9%30%
2020/211,14618.221%4%13%
2018/191,05619.318%3%14%6%14%
2017/181,01119.416%2%14%5%12%
2016/1796419.016%2%14%6%13%

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