Overall Oxbridge
#1,254
3 ranked schools · -340 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
19
Offers
3
Offer rate15.8%
-6.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Where the River Lavant threads south through the West Sussex coastal plain, Chichester has served as county town, market centre, and cathedral city for nearly two thousand years. The 12th-century cathedral anchors a compact medieval core still largely framed by Roman walls, lending the city a layered character that distinguishes it from larger coastal neighbours. Around 29,000 people live across the city today.
Westgate is among the most sought-after neighbourhoods for primary school catchments, while Fishbourne, just west of the old walls, draws families competing for primary places. Bosham and Hunston extend the residential area south and west of the city towards the harbour. Southern trains connect Chichester to Portsmouth Harbour in around twenty-five minutes and to Brighton in under an hour.
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All-through
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Post-16
colleges
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Area Performance
Across 34 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.35/10, -0.04 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Chichester schools
Chichester vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Chichester schools
top 62% of 14,978
top 62% of 14,978
top 52% of 3,862
top 52% of 3,862
top 50% of 2,555
top 50% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · -340 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
19
Offers
3
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
4
Offers
0
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · -644 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
15
Offers
3
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