St Anthony's School

State-Funded School

st-anthonys-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO19 5PAPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Anthony's School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 254 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

254

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 254
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
21 Dec 2012	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.