Chichester Free School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · West Sussex
Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,118
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
48 of 56 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
164
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 56 | 48 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 10 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 164 | 60 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- James Garner
- Address
- Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP
- Phone
- 01243792690
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- North Mundham & Tangmere · Chichester
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139668
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
1,118 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,067 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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 (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 3% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
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) | 67% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 5% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 117 | — |
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.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 21% | 50% | 76% | |
| English Language | 117 | 10% | 48% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 17% | 56% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 72 | 7% | 24% | 46% | |
| History | 57 | 23% | 58% | 77% | |
| Geography | 50 | 24% | 44% | 54% | |
| Biology | 43 | 26% | 56% | 77% | |
| Physics | 43 | 23% | 63% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 28% | 58% | 79% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 33 | 27% | 61% | 73% | |
| Statistics | 29 | 38% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 28 | 29% | 64% | 82% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.