# St Anthony's School

St Anthony's School is a special school in Chichester, for pupils aged 4 to 16.

It had 254 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E126155. [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 16
- Pupils: 254
- Council: Chichester
- URN: 126155

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 0% of pupils at St Anthony's School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Anthony's School was 0.9, against 44.0 in Chichester and 46.2 in England.
0% 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 | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

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

| Measure | This school | Chichester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 0.9 | 44.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 4.5% | 63.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 22 | – | – |

St Anthony's School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.

- [St. Joseph's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-infant-school-e148286): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, November 2023
- [St. Joseph's CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-cofe-junior-school-e143553): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fordwater School, Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fordwater-school-chichester-e126163): 830 m. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2023
- [Parklands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklands-community-primary-school-e125921): 840 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Jessie Younghusband Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jessie-younghusband-primary-school-e125880): 950 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Prebendal School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-prebendal-school-e126122): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/126155)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/126155)

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