# Chichester Free School

Chichester Free School is a all-through school in Chichester, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 1,118 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

All-through school. Code E139668. [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)

- Phase: All-through
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 1,118
- Council: Chichester
- URN: 139668

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Chichester Free School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Chichester Free School was 43.5, against 44.0 in Chichester and 46.2 in England.
47.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Chichester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 44.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.7% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.1% | 63.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 128 | – | – |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Kingsham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsham-primary-school-e141181): 490 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chichester High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chichester-high-school-e140105): 860 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Chichester High Schools Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chichester-high-schools-sixth-form-e133043): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rumboldswhyke-cofe-primary-school-e148184): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 18% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Mundham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-mundham-primary-school-e125847): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Richard's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-primary-school-e151782): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139668)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139668)

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