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Best Schools in Chichester

Compare 40 schools in Chichester. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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40

Total Schools

2

Outstanding

30

Good

Primary Schools

34 schools

Secondary Schools

11 schools

Top Performing Schools in Chichester

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

Tangmere Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led

Primary

PO20 2JB

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 11/20/2019

Performance

Reading Standard

73%

Writing Standard

77%

Maths Standard

73%

Combined RWM

70%

Reading Prog.

+1.0

Writing Prog.

+2.4

Maths Prog.

+1.8

219 pupils • 30.1% FSM • 11.0% EAL

Chidham Parochial Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

PO18 8TH

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/31/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

73%

Writing Standard

83%

Maths Standard

83%

Combined RWM

63%

Reading Prog.

+4.9

Writing Prog.

-0.7

Maths Prog.

+6.2

172 pupils • 16.9% FSM • 7.6% EAL

Aldingbourne Primary School

Community school

Primary

PO20 3QR

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/30/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

70%

Writing Standard

73%

Maths Standard

77%

Combined RWM

63%

Reading Prog.

+2.1

Writing Prog.

+1.0

Maths Prog.

+2.0

213 pupils • 9.9% FSM • 3.3% EAL

Fishbourne CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

PO19 3QS

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 5/14/2019

Performance

Reading Standard

87%

Writing Standard

83%

Maths Standard

87%

Combined RWM

83%

Reading Prog.

+1.2

Writing Prog.

+1.1

Maths Prog.

-0.1

208 pupils • 9.6% FSM • 4.8% EAL

Chichester Free School

Free schools

Primary, Secondary, Post-16

PO20 1NP

Ages: 4-19

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 5/8/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

83%

Writing Standard

78%

Maths Standard

80%

Combined RWM

67%

Reading Prog.

-0.2

Writing Prog.

-0.7

Maths Prog.

+0.7

Attainment 8

44.9

Progress 8

0.00

Eng & Maths 5+

40.2%

Eng & Maths 4+

71.8%

EBacc Entry

36.8%

EBacc Achievement

17.9%

1,078 pupils • 14.5% FSM • 6.1% EAL

Medmerry Primary School

Academy converter

Primary

PO20 0QJ

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 12/11/2018

Performance

Reading Standard

84%

Writing Standard

71%

Maths Standard

77%

Combined RWM

61%

Reading Prog.

+0.9

Writing Prog.

+1.7

Maths Prog.

-0.5

210 pupils • 23.3% FSM • 9.0% EAL

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Aldingbourne Primary School

Community school

Primary

PO20 3QR

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/30/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

70%

Writing Standard

73%

Maths Standard

77%

Combined RWM

63%

Reading Prog.

+2.1

Writing Prog.

+1.0

Maths Prog.

+2.0

213 pupils • 9.9% FSM • 3.3% EAL

Birdham CE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

PO20 7HB

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/21/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

68%

Writing Standard

77%

Maths Standard

77%

Combined RWM

59%

Reading Prog.

+2.1

Writing Prog.

+2.9

Maths Prog.

+0.2

129 pupils • 24.0% FSM • 16.3% EAL

Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

Academy converter

Secondary, Post-16

PO19 3HP

Ages: 11-18

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 11/30/2022

Performance

Attainment 8

52.6

Progress 8

+0.21

Eng & Maths 5+

59.1%

Eng & Maths 4+

77.9%

EBacc Entry

31.5%

EBacc Achievement

19.6%

Academic Progress

+36.13

Applied Gen. Progress

—

Avg Points/Entry

36.1

AAB or Better

13.5%

1,579 pupils • 8.7% FSM • 6.4% EAL

Bosham Primary School

Community school

Primary

PO18 8QF

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/27/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

84%

Writing Standard

71%

Maths Standard

81%

Combined RWM

68%

Reading Prog.

-1.4

Writing Prog.

-1.1

Maths Prog.

-1.1

197 pupils • 6.1% FSM • 4.6% EAL

Boxgrove CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

PO18 0EE

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/7/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

31%

Writing Standard

15%

Maths Standard

23%

Combined RWM

15%

Reading Prog.

-1.4

Writing Prog.

-4.3

Maths Prog.

-1.3

72 pupils • 19.4% FSM • 8.3% EAL

Chichester College Group

Further education

Post-16

PO19 1SB

Ages: 16-99

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

Last inspection: 3/6/2020

Performance

Academic Progress

+29.74

Applied Gen. Progress

+27.98

Avg Points/Entry

29.7

AAB or Better

6.1%

Pupil numbers not available

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