St Anthony's School
Woodlands Lane, Chichester, PO19 5PA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Ball
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 126155
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243785965
About this school
St Anthony's School is a community special school in Chichester. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 254 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.64 -2.18 to -1.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Anthony's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 7 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.25%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.65%
- Persistent absence
- 33.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Chichester0.4 miles
Universities · Chichester
-
Fordwater School, Chichester0.5 miles
Special schools · Chichester
-
The Prebendal School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Chichester
-
Chichester High Schools Sixth Form1.1 miles
Colleges · Chichester
-
Westbourne House School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Chichester
Other schools in Chichester
- Fordwater School, Chichester Special schools
- Littlegreen Academy Academies
- Chichester Nursery School Nursery
- Aldingbourne Primary School Primary
- Birdham CE Primary School Primary
- Bosham Primary School Primary
- Boxgrove CofE Primary School Primary
- Chidham Parochial Primary School Primary
- Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School Primary
- East Wittering Community Primary School Primary
- Eastergate CofE Primary School Primary
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Anthony's School teach?
- St Anthony's School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's School is Miss Helen Ball, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anthony's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Anthony's School?
- St Anthony's School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is St Anthony's School a faith school?
- No. St Anthony's School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does St Anthony's School have?
- The schools register lists St Anthony's School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Anthony's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Anthony's School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.