Ormiston Six Villages Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Chichester, West Sussex·PO20 3UE
Composite score
53.5
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#2,095
National rank
#315
In South East
#27
In West Sussex
Top 66%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
61%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
3.47

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
86%
140 first choices, 147 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
343
any preference, for 147 places
Last place offered lived
2.64 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 4242 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7720220.9120230.8220240.9520250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
698
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.8%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
3.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
27.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,191
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
86%
102 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
77%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
7%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Ormiston Six Villages Academy at a glance

Located in Chichester, West Sussex, Ormiston Six Villages Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 698 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.8 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 61% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 86% of the families who made Ormiston Six Villages Academy their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.64 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 86% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. 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 above.

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