Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,600 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Free schools
Chichester Free School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,118of 1,020 places
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 117
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Chichester Free School has no sixth form. Of the 108 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 69% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in West Sussex, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Chichester Free School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Chichester Free School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 108 | 8,692 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 26% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 69% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Chichester Free School | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.9 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 37% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.07 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.7 | 31.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.4 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 117 | 100% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 74% |
| Mathematics | 117 | 100% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 76% |
| English Literature | 115 | 98% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 72 | 62% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 57 | 49% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 77% |
| Geography | 50 | 43% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 54% |
| Biology | 43 | 37% | 23% | 26% | 45% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 43 | 37% | 23% | 28% | 47% | 79% |
| Physics | 43 | 37% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 84% |
| Media Studies | 33 | 28% | 4% | 27% | 20% | 73% |
| Statistics | 29 | 25% | 5% | 38% | 20% | 100% |
| Spanish | 28 | 24% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 82% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 24% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 27 | 23% | 8% | 4% | 21% | 41% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 21% | 9% | 8% | 28% | 46% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 15% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 13% | 11% | 13% | 23% | 80% |
| French | 13 | 11% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 62% |
| Music | 11 | 9% | 5% | 36% | 33% | 36% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 7% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 88% |
| Dance | 7 | 6% | 1% | 29% | 27% | 100% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 17 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in West Sussex
Bohunt School Worthing
Academy sponsor led · 900 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Bourne Community College
Foundation school · 692 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1
Chichester High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.0
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Voluntary controlled school · 1,334 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.1
Downlands Community School
Community school · 1,250 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.