Chichester High School
About the school
Chichester High School is an open secondary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 November 2024
- Published
- 19 December 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39
- 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
- 28.70%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.30%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.20%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.35
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.39
AAB or better
- School
- 14.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1258
Girls
51.11%
Boys
48.89%
SEN support
14.07%
Education, health and care plan
2.70%
English as an additional language
13.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.26%
Overall absence
10.67
Persistent absence
33.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
248
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
8%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
77
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
49%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
30%