Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO19 3HPPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishop Luffa School, Chichester is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,600 pupils. Bishop Luffa School, Chichester is part of BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.65

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,600

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,600
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Nov 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.