Chichester Free School

General Information

Address: Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP
Phone: 01243792690
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr James Garner
Age range: 4-19 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 1118
School capacity: 1020
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 165
% eligible for free school meals: 14.8%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 39 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 33 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 28 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 13 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #6 of 33 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#4Bury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Camelsdale Primary SchoolGood
#6Chichester Free SchoolGood
#7Chidham Parochial Primary SchoolGood
#8Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Birdham CE Primary SchoolGood
#2Bosham Primary SchoolGood
#3Boxgrove CofE Primary SchoolGood
#4Bury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Camelsdale Primary SchoolGood
#6Chichester Free SchoolGood
#7Chidham Parochial Primary SchoolGood
#8Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9Easebourne CofE Primary SchoolGood
#10East Wittering Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Funtington Primary SchoolGood
#12Harting CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Hollycombe Primary SchoolGood
#14Jessie Younghusband Primary SchoolGood
#15Kingsham Primary SchoolGood
#16Lavant Primary SchoolGood
#17Loxwood Primary SchoolGood
#18Northchapel Community Primary SchoolGood
#19Parklands Community Primary SchoolGood
#20Plaistow and Kirdford Primary SchoolGood
#21Portfield Primary AcademyGood
#22Rogate CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24Seal Primary AcademyGood
#25Singleton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26St Richard's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#27The March CofE Primary SchoolGood
#28Thorney Island Community Primary SchoolGood
#29West Wittering Parochial Church of England SchoolGood
#30Wisborough Green Primary SchoolGood
#31Sidlesham Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#32Stedham Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#33West Dean CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,333 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #30 of 42 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#28North Mundham Primary School£6,353
#29Loxwood Primary School£6,338
#30Chichester Free School£6,333
#31Medmerry Primary School£6,314
#32Wisborough Green Primary School£6,313

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Northchapel Community Primary School£13,126
#2Stedham Primary School£12,494
#3Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School£9,741
#4Harting CofE Primary School£9,141
#5Rogate CofE Primary School£9,076
#6Singleton CofE Primary School£8,448
#7Easebourne CofE Primary School£8,431
#8Funtington Primary School£8,311
#9Boxgrove CofE Primary School£8,170
#10Rake CofE Primary School£8,130
#11West Wittering Parochial Church of England School£7,691
#12Fernhurst Primary School£7,612
#13Sidlesham Primary School£7,604
#14Hollycombe Primary School£7,576
#15Lavant Primary School£7,528
#16Bury CofE Primary School£7,354
#17Fittleworth CofE Village School£7,289
#18Portfield Primary Academy£7,243
#19Petworth Cof E Primary School£7,207
#20East Wittering Community Primary School£6,966
#21Thorney Island Community Primary School£6,949
#22Westbourne Primary School£6,886
#23Midhurst CofE Primary School£6,759
#24Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School£6,696
#25Birdham CE Primary School£6,639
#26Parklands Community Primary School£6,390
#27Bosham Primary School£6,362
#28North Mundham Primary School£6,353
#29Loxwood Primary School£6,338
#30Chichester Free School£6,333
#31Medmerry Primary School£6,314
#32Wisborough Green Primary School£6,313
#33Chidham Parochial Primary School£6,301
#34Tangmere Primary Academy£6,023
#35The March CofE Primary School£6,010
#36Camelsdale Primary School£5,982
#37Seal Primary Academy£5,904
#38Fishbourne CofE Primary School£5,846
#39Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School£5,829
#40Jessie Younghusband Primary School£5,681
#41Kingsham Primary School£4,874
#42West Dean CofE Primary School£2,747

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