Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust is an academy trust running 28 schools (27 primary and 1 secondary) in 5 council areas, including East Sussex, West Sussex and Isle of Wight.

Of its 9 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 67% are rated Good or Outstanding (6 good, 1 requires improvement, 2 inadequate).

1 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 0 of their 7 graded areas were strong or exceptional.

Across its primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 09201845, incorporated in 2014.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

School	Phase	Area	Inspection	Results
All Saints CofE Junior Academy	Primary	Hastings	-	KS2 79%
Chantry Community Primary School	Primary	Bexhill-on-Sea	-	KS2 60%
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy	Primary	Hastings	-	KS2 66%
Dudley Infant Academy	Primary	Hastings	-	-
Heene CofE Primary School	Primary	Worthing	Inadequate	KS2 61%
Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Etchingham	-	KS2 90%
Lanesend Primary School	Primary	Cowes	-	KS2 55%
Little Common School	Primary	Bexhill-on-Sea	-	KS2 79%
Newick Church of England Primary School	Primary	Lewes	-	KS2 74%
Ninfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	Battle	Inadequate	KS2 79%
Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Rye	-	KS2 83%
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School	Primary	BATTLE	-	KS2 84%
St Andrew's Church of England Infants School	Primary	Eastbourne	-	-
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy	Primary	Shanklin	-	KS2 56%
St Catherine's College	Secondary	Eastbourne	-	A8 47.6
St Columba CE Primary School	Primary	Fareham	Good (2024)	KS2 85%
St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Ventnor	Good (2021)	KS2 58%
St James' Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Bournemouth	-	KS2 81%
St John's Meads Church of England Primary School	Primary	Eastbourne	Requires improvement (2024)	KS2 83%
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School	Primary	Chichester	Good (2022)	KS2 45%
St. Joseph's Infant School	Primary	Chichester	-	-
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	St Leonards-on-Sea	Good (2025)	KS2 77%
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Crawley	Good	-
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School	Primary	Shoreham-by-Sea	-	KS2 82%
St Paul's Church of England Academy	Primary	St Leonards-on-Sea	-	KS2 82%
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School	Primary	Eastbourne	Report card: 0/7 strong	KS2 67%
The March CofE Primary School	Primary	Chichester	Good (2023)	KS2 75%
Tollgate Community Junior School	Primary	Eastbourne	-	KS2 74%

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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