Chichester Secondaries

[Chilver]

We are considering leaving SW London and moving to Chichester. Reasoning is more property for our money, nice mix of culture, sea and access to other places (including work in London occasionally). Ideally we would time this move to be at the start of secondary for DC. Ideally we'd buy near the secondary school as we prefer to walk/ cycle instead of a daily car commute. Currently in a small prep (but only because local state they were in had serious issues and we had no choice to move them quickly mid year last year), was planning on sitting 11+.

What are secondaries like in Chichester? Are the states over subscribed or ok to get into? Do any of them 'specialise' in STEM, sport or music/ drama? Are they good schools?

If we had to, we would look at indies again although the ones I've seen in Chichester only seem to go to end of Year 8 - where do people go for GCSEs and onwards?

I'd be interested in other people's experiences and/ or advice. Thanks.

Bump - probably shouldn't have started a three in the middle of the night whilst I was suffering from insomnia!!

Not a grammar school area, so no worries about the 11+.

Bishop Luffa - good rep and achieves well but CofE so if you’re not religious (or want to take up religion long enough to tick the boxes for a place) then you’ll be down the list. I think they have community places too but you might have to be very close. Oversubscribed.

Chi High - the boys and girls schools merged a few years ago (girls was ranked higher than the boys at the time). Buildings are quite 60s/70s, we didn’t get a great vibe when we looked round.

Free School - don’t know much about it, other than it moved into shiny new premises a couple of years ago. Don’t think it’s running a Sixth Form just now?

You could also look at Midhurst Rother as although Chi is outside the catchment plenty of children get the bus in from Chi.

Private secondary schools - quite a few children take the train to Portsmouth Grammar; there’s also Seaford College and Ditcham Park, but you’ll need transport to get to them.

PM me if you would like any info on living in Chi?