Schools in Chichester[1]

Local authority district E07000225 · 67 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 75 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 0 (0%)[4]
second 20%: 12 (16%)[4]
middle 20%: 34 (45%)[4]
fourth 20%: 19 (25%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 10 (13%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	1%[4]	19%[4]	27%[4]	33%[4]	20%[4]
Employment	1%[4]	15%[4]	31%[4]	29%[4]	24%[4]
Education and skills	9%[4]	20%[4]	29%[4]	31%[4]	11%[4]
Health and disability	4%[4]	11%[4]	24%[4]	35%[4]	27%[4]
Crime	1%[4]	11%[4]	20%[4]	32%[4]	36%[4]
Housing and services	45%[4]	27%[4]	12%[4]	7%[4]	9%[4]
Living environment	21%[4]	12%[4]	23%[4]	15%[4]	29%[4]
Children in low-income families	3%[4]	23%[4]	31%[4]	28%[4]	16%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 65.4% of 54,119 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 37.2% of 104,714 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 15.7% of 104,721 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Bourne Community College	11–16[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Chichester Free School	4–19[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Chichester High School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Chichester High Schools Sixth Form	16–19[2]
Midhurst Rother College	11–18[2]	A8 49 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
The Academy, Selsey	11–16[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (48)

School	Ages	Headline results
Birdham CE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Bosham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Boxgrove CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 15% 2024/25[10]
Bury CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Camelsdale Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Chidham Parochial Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Duncton CofE Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Easebourne CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
East Wittering Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Fernhurst Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2023/24[11]
Fishbourne CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Fittleworth CofE Village School	4–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Funtington Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)	4–7[2]
Harting CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Hollycombe Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
Jessie Younghusband Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Kingsham Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Lavant Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Loxwood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Medmerry Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Midhurst CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
North Mundham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Northchapel Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Parklands Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Petworth Cof E Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Portfield Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Rake CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 25% 2024/25[10]
Rogate CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 18% 2024/25[10]
Seal Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Sidlesham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Singleton CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Southbourne Infant School	4–7[2]
Southbourne Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Richard's Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[10]
St. Joseph's Infant School	2–7[2]
Stedham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2023/24[11]
Tangmere Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
The March CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Thorney Island Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
West Dean CofE Primary School	4–11[2]
West Wittering Parochial Church of England School	4–11[2]	KS2 13% 2024/25[10]
Westbourne Primary School	4–11[2]
Wisborough Green Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dorset House School	4–13[2]
Great Ballard School	2–16[2]
Highfield School	2–13[2]
Oakwood School	2–11[2]
Seaford College	4–18[2]	AL C+ 2024/25[9]
The Prebendal School	2–14[2]
Westbourne House School	2–13[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Conifers House School	5–16[2]
Fordwater School, Chichester	2–19[2]
Littlegreen Academy	7–16[2]
St Anthony's School	4–16[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chichester Nursery School	3–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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