Ormiston Six Villages Academy, Chichester

In its own words: "At Ormiston Six Villages Academy, our core values underpin everything we do. Through displays across the academy, students are encouraged to Be Ambitious, Value Community, Show Respect, Take Responsibility, Demonstrate Kindness and Preserve . These values help shape a positive, supportive environment where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Six Villages, which provides students with a safe, positive environment to explore, learn, investigate and develop into confident young adults who are ready to enter an ever changing and competitive world."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, chess, coding and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Ormiston Six Villages Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in West Sussex and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in West Sussex and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.1, against 43.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 140 families put Ormiston Six Villages Academy as their first choice and 343 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ormiston Six Villages Academy are St Philip Howard Catholic School (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53); Felpham Community College (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.2); The Regis School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); and Chichester Free School (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Ormiston Six Villages Academy.

Ormiston Six Villages Academy is one of 44 schools run by Ormiston Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41 in 2024/25.

Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 81% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Ormiston Six Villages Academy has a resourced provision: 150 places, 137 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Barnham Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ormiston Six Villages Academy (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 32 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).

In 2024/25, Ormiston Six Villages Academy issued 100 suspensions, 14.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ormiston Six Villages Academy are Eastergate CofE Primary School (0.2 miles), Aldingbourne Primary School (0.5 miles) and Barnham Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.