Chichester Free School

School Type: Free School - Primary and Senior School
Free schools are schools funded by the government and not run by a local authority. They can be established by a charity, a community group, parents or a business. They have more control over how they do things, for example whether to follow the national curriculum opens in a new window , setting staff pay and conditions and the length of school terms and the school day. They have to follow the same rules on Ofsted inspections opens in a new window , special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools.

Head Teacher: Mrs Louise New
Age Range: 4 - 18
Number of pupils: 1078
Pupil to teacher ratio: 19.1

Progress 8 Score (2023): -0.2  Average
This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made compared to other similar pupils nationally between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.

Attainment 8 score (2025): 67% Local Authority average: 60%. National average: 64%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs (2025): 40.2% Local Authority Average: 45% National Average: 45%

EBacc average point score: 4.11, Local Autority: 4.11 National: 4.07

Ofsted Report: Good (2024)