Chichester Free School
Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP
1,118 pupils · 110% of 1,020 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 8 May 2024, published 10 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.19 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 59 | 146 | 59 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 67 | 80 | 476 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 56 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 98 | 102 | 521 | 98 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 47 | 121 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 67 | 97 | 498 | 67 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 59 | 150 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 68 | 97 | 498 | 68 |
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
- Mayfield School 21.1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- The Bay Church of England School 33.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bohunt Horsham 44.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mark's Church of England School 47.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Alderwood School 47.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Westgate School 47.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
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.