Chichester Free School

Type	Other schools / Free schools
Age Range	4-19
Religion	Unknown
Address	Hunston Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1NP
Phone	01243792690
Reference Number	139668

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1063
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 50.24% Girls: 49.76%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	12.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	29.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	32.1

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	27	33	60
2	28	32	60
3	24	40	64
4	32	32	64
5	33	31	64
6	35	30	65
7	77	72	149
8	65	64	129
9	76	50	126
10	57	60	117
11	48	58	106
12	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
13	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	82.6%
White, Other	6.9%
Unclassified	2.2%
Mixed, Other	1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.1%
White & Asian	0.8%
Indian	0.7%
White & Black (African)	0.7%
Chinese	0.5%
African	0.1%
Irish	0.1%
Caribbean	0.1%
Asian, Other	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Outstanding
> Leadership & Management	Good
> Early Years Provision	Good
Last Inspection Date	2024-06-11

Date	Description	Report
2024-05-08	School inspection:	School inspection:
2019-02-06	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-06-10	Full inspection:	Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	39.4%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	57.6%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	69%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	3%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	106	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	106	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-0.2	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	-0.7	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	0.7	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	39	5
Third Preference	35	1
From another Local Authority	1	0

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
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Second Preference	185	13
Third Preference	216	1
From another Local Authority	3	1

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Kingsham Primary School Hay Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8BN	0.3 miles
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School Rumbolds Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7UA	0.69 miles
North Mundham Primary School School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LA	0.73 miles
St Richard's Catholic Primary School Cawley Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1XB	0.75 miles
Chichester Nursery School St James Road, Chichester, PO19 7AB	1.07 miles
Portfield Primary Academy St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7HA	1.17 miles
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DQ	1.29 miles
St. Joseph's Infant School Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DQ	1.35 miles
Parklands Community Primary School Durnford Close, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3AG	1.51 miles
Jessie Younghusband Primary School Woodlands Lane, West Sussex, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5PA	1.74 miles
Westbourne House School Coach Road, Chichester, PO20 2BH	1.79 miles
The March CofE Primary School Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0NU	2.13 miles
Fishbourne CofE Primary School Roman Way, Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3QS	2.15 miles
Tangmere Primary Academy Bishops Road, Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2JB	3.26 miles
Oakwood School Oakwood, Chichester, PO18 9AN	3.3 miles
Rose Green Junior School Raleigh Road, Rose Green, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 3NA	3.3 miles
Lavant Primary School West Stoke Road, Lavant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0BW	3.38 miles
Rose Green Infant School Hawkins Close, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 3LW	3.44 miles
Birdham CE Primary School Crooked Lane, Birdham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7HB	3.46 miles
Bosham Primary School Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 8QF	3.52 miles

Name	Distance
Chichester High School Kingsham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8EB	0.53 miles
Chichester High Schools Sixth Form Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8AE	0.62 miles
The Prebendal School 52-55 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RT	1.1 miles
Chichester College Group Westgate Fields, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1SB	1.15 miles
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HP	1.67 miles
St Anthony's School Woodlands Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5PA	1.7 miles
Fordwater School, Chichester Summersdale Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PP	1.97 miles
The Regis School Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5LH	3.98 miles
Ormiston Six Villages Academy Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3UE	4.75 miles

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)