Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Chichester, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.64 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ormiston Six Villages Academy is a secondary school in Chichester, West Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Ormiston Six Villages Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.64 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.64 miles away, the 11th longest of 23 West Sussex secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2023, having swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 140 first-choice applications for 147 offers: 120 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, PO20 3UE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 731 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community in this friendly and inclusive school.”
- “Most pupils enjoy school life.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are based on mutual respect.”
To improve
- “However, there is a small minority of pupils who repeatedly show negative attitudes toward their education.”
- “Leaders and teachers identify the needs of pupils with SEND accurately, but these are not met in some classes.”
- “However, at times, the quality of curriculum delivery by a small number of staff is still variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 140 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 120 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- St Philip Howard Catholic School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Felpham Community College 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Regis School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chichester High School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester 5.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Littlehampton Academy 5.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Angmering School 8.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy, Selsey 9.1 mi Not judged Last distance published