The Academy, Selsey
School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 9EH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Ford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 523
- URN
- 137096
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243602558
About this school
The Academy, Selsey is a secondary academy in Chichester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 523 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Academy, Selsey, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 84 | 105 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 40.2 | 38.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.75 to -0.14 | -0.25 -0.53 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 53.3% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
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 The Academy, Selsey 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 | 37.5 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.2 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 477 |
| 2023/24 | 492 |
| 2024/25 | 501 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Academy, Selsey compares
The Academy, Selsey ranked 36th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38 | 11.1% | 27.4% | 523 | — |
| The Regis School | 43.6 | 8.1% | 25.2% | 1,679 | 5.9 miles |
| Chichester High School | 39 | 10.7% | 29.3% | 1,191 | 6.5 miles |
| Felpham Community College | 41.9 | 8.8% | 20.4% | 1,520 | 7.1 miles |
| Bishop Luffa School, Chichester | 52.6 | 6.9% | 10.5% | 1,600 | 7.1 miles |
| The Hayling College | 38.3 | 9.3% | 28.2% | 516 | 9.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.35%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.12%
- Persistent absence
- 30.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Regis School5.9 miles
Secondary · West Sussex
-
Chichester High School6.5 miles
Secondary · Chichester
-
Felpham Community College7.1 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
-
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester7.1 miles
Secondary · Chichester
-
The Hayling College9.0 miles
Secondary · Hayling Island
Other schools in Chichester
The Academy, Selsey ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Chichester.
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Secondary
- Chichester High School Secondary
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Academy, Selsey teach?
- The Academy, Selsey teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chichester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Academy, Selsey?
- The headteacher of The Academy, Selsey is Mrs Jo Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Academy, Selsey been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Academy, Selsey, 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 The Academy, Selsey?
- The Academy, Selsey has 523 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Academy, Selsey full?
- The Academy, Selsey has capacity for 600 pupils and 523 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Academy, Selsey a faith school?
- No. The Academy, Selsey has no designated religious character.
- Is The Academy, Selsey a selective school?
- No. The Academy, Selsey is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Academy, Selsey part of an academy trust?
- The Academy, Selsey is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Academy, Selsey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.5 in 2022/23 and 38 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Academy, Selsey compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- The Academy, Selsey ranked 36th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Academy, Selsey's absence rate?
- The Academy, Selsey's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Academy, Selsey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Academy, Selsey'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 1 July 2026.