Chichester Free School
About the school
Chichester Free School is an open all-through school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 May 2024
- Published
- 10 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.9
- West Sussex
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.20%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.80%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.80%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.02
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 67%
- West Sussex
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 5%
- West Sussex
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 83%
- West Sussex
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 78%
- West Sussex
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 80%
- West Sussex
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 84%
- West Sussex
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 36%
- West Sussex
- 25%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 92%
- West Sussex
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Sussex
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- West Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1078
Girls
50.09%
Boys
49.91%
SEN support
13.91%
Education, health and care plan
1.30%
English as an additional language
6.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.31%
Overall absence
8.07
Persistent absence
22.68
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
108
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
1
Sustained education or employment
Suppressed
Higher education
Suppressed
Further education
Suppressed
Apprenticeship
Suppressed
Employment
Suppressed