Bishop Luffa School, Chichester: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 287 families put Bishop Luffa School, Chichester as their first choice and 659 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 63 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 341 in 2021 to 287 in 2026, while places went from 239 to 232.
West Sussex published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 798 metres away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across West Sussex, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in West Sussex lodged 492 appeals against secondary school offers; 353 reached a hearing and 60 succeeded (17% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 232 | 287 | 659 | 1.2 | 63 |
| 2025 | 238 | 351 | 735 | 1.5 | 113 |
| 2024 | 244 | 354 | 762 | 1.5 | 118 |
| 2023 | 233 | 325 | 740 | 1.4 | 101 |
| 2022 | 236 | 308 | 755 | 1.3 | 86 |
| 2021 | 239 | 341 | 759 | 1.4 | 108 |
| 2020 | 238 | 343 | 824 | 1.4 | 115 |
| 2019 | 240 | 381 | 822 | 1.6 | 142 |
| 2018 | 239 | 249 | 730 | 1.0 | 19 |
| 2017 | 240 | 277 | 654 | 1.2 | 38 |
| 2016 | 239 | 248 | 646 | 1.0 | 11 |
| 2015 | 220 | 243 | 648 | 1.1 | 29 |
| 2014 | 217 | 296 | 678 | 1.4 | 84 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 798 metres | West Sussex |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.