Chichester High School

State-Funded School

chichester-high-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO19 8EBPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,191 pupils. Chichester High School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.35

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,191

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,191
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Kemnal Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
13 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.