Chichester High School
Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8EB
1,191 pupils · 74% of 1,600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 19 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.61 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 151 | 92 | 368 | 131 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 167 | 106 | 415 | 149 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 228 | 122 | 490 | 198 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 257 | 162 | 547 | 232 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 260 | 195 | 731 | 249 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 228 | 157 | 659 | 219 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 290 | 199 | 758 | 270 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 297 | 196 | 864 | 297 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester 1.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- The Regis School 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy 8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Philip Howard Catholic School 9.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Felpham Community College 9.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bourne Community College 10 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.