Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, PO20 3UE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Paul Slaughter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 816
- Pupils on roll
- 731
- URN
- 140199
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243546800
About this school
Ormiston Six Villages Academy is a secondary academy in Chichester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 731 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- 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 | 102 | 133 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | 42.0 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.55 to 0.00 | -0.10 -0.34 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 43.6% | 39.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 58.6% | 61.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 26.3% | 17.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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 Ormiston Six Villages Academy 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 | 42.7 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 695 |
| 2024/25 | 698 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Six Villages Academy compares
Ormiston Six Villages Academy ranked 27th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 7.8% | 20.8% | 731 | — |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School | 52.5 | 6.9% | 12.4% | 1,322 | 1.0 miles |
| Felpham Community College | 41.9 | 8.8% | 20.4% | 1,520 | 3.3 miles |
| The Regis School | 43.6 | 8.1% | 25.2% | 1,679 | 3.4 miles |
| Chichester High School | 39 | 10.7% | 29.3% | 1,191 | 4.9 miles |
| Bishop Luffa School, Chichester | 52.6 | 6.9% | 10.5% | 1,600 | 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)
- 20.77%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 26.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philip Howard Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
-
Felpham Community College3.3 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
-
The Regis School3.4 miles
Secondary · West Sussex
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Chichester High School4.9 miles
Secondary · Chichester
-
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester5.8 miles
Secondary · Chichester
Other schools in Chichester
Ormiston Six Villages Academy ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Chichester.
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Secondary
- Chichester High School 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 year groups does Ormiston Six Villages Academy teach?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chichester.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Six Villages Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Six Villages Academy is Mr Paul Slaughter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Six Villages Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Six Villages Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ormiston Six Villages Academy?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy has 731 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Six Villages Academy full?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy has capacity for 816 pupils and 731 on roll (90%), 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 Ormiston Six Villages Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Six Villages Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Six Villages Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Six Villages Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Six Villages Academy?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ormiston Six Villages Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ormiston Six Villages Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ormiston Six Villages Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.7 in 2022/23 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Six Villages Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy ranked 27th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Six Villages Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Six Villages Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Six Villages Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Six Villages Academy'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.