Chichester High School
Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Naomi Lewry/ Nicholas Taylor
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,191
- URN
- 140105
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243787014
About this school
Chichester High School is a secondary academy in Chichester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chichester High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 248 | 250 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 40.8 | 39.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.48 to -0.12 | -0.43 -0.61 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 29.2% | 28.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 59.2% | 51.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 22.4% | 22.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 Chichester High 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 | 41.3 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,353 |
| 2023/24 | 1,331 |
| 2024/25 | 1,258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chichester High School compares
Chichester High School ranked 35th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 10.7% | 29.3% | 1,191 | — |
| Bishop Luffa School, Chichester | 52.6 | 6.9% | 10.5% | 1,600 | 1.2 miles |
| The Regis School | 43.6 | 8.1% | 25.2% | 1,679 | 4.5 miles |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy | 42.8 | 7.8% | 20.8% | 731 | 4.9 miles |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School | 52.5 | 6.9% | 12.4% | 1,322 | 5.7 miles |
| Felpham Community College | 41.9 | 8.8% | 20.4% | 1,520 | 5.8 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)
- 29.26%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.67%
- Persistent absence
- 33.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester1.2 miles
Secondary · Chichester
-
The Regis School4.5 miles
Secondary · West Sussex
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Ormiston Six Villages Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Chichester
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St Philip Howard Catholic School5.7 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
-
Felpham Community College5.8 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
Other schools in Chichester
Chichester High School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Chichester.
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Secondary
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy Secondary
- The Academy, Selsey 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 Chichester High School teach?
- Chichester High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chichester.
- Who is the executive principal of Chichester High School?
- The executive principal of Chichester High School is Naomi Lewry/ Nicholas Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chichester High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chichester High 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 Chichester High School?
- Chichester High School has 1,191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chichester High School full?
- Chichester High School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,191 on roll (74%), 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 Chichester High School a faith school?
- No. Chichester High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chichester High School part of an academy trust?
- Chichester High School 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 Chichester High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 39 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chichester High School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Chichester High School ranked 35th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chichester High School's absence rate?
- Chichester High School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chichester High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chichester High 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 1 July 2026.