Chichester Free School

Free schools · Primary school · Chichester, West Sussex
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Composite score
49.4

Chichester Free School at a glance

Located in Chichester, West Sussex, Chichester Free School is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 1,078 pupils aged 4 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 44.9, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Chichester Free School ranks around the middle of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#7,474
National rank
#1118
In South East
#73
In West Sussex
Top 51%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Chichester Free School is an all-through school covering ages 4–19, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,728
National rank
#269
In South East
#24
In West Sussex
Top 54%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
44.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
72%
% EBacc grade 5+
18%
EBacc average points score
4.02

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,078 % FSM ever-6 15.3% % EAL 6.1% Age range 4–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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