St Anthony's School
Community special school · Mixed · West Sussex
Woodlands Lane, Chichester, PO19 5PA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
89.3%
33.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
254
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Ball
- Address
- Woodlands Lane, Chichester, PO19 5PA
- Phone
- 01243785965
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Chichester North · Chichester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126155
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
254 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
05 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 239 pupils
Attendance
89.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 23 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.