The Academy, Selsey
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
School Lane, Chichester, PO20 9EH
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
30.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
523
Capacity used
Has space87%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
111 of 122 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
157
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 122 | 111 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 17 | 5 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 157 | 117 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Ford
- Address
- School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, PO20 9EH
- Phone
- 01243602558
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Selsey South · Chichester
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137096
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
523 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 516 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 88 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 87 | 7% | 46% | 56% | |
| English Language | 87 | 6% | 38% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 8% | 40% | 58% | |
| Biology | 48 | 13% | 50% | 63% | |
| Physics | 48 | 10% | 52% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 4% | 48% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 38 | 0% | 11% | 26% | |
| Geography | 36 | 19% | 39% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 3% | 26% | 40% | |
| History | 21 | 5% | 14% | 14% | |
| Spanish | 15 | 7% | 53% | 67% | |
| Polish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.