Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

Term dates

We haven't checked West Sussex's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 287 families put this school as their first choice, and 232 places were offered. 224 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• CC's Out Of School, after-school club. Ofsted report
• Stagecoach Performing Arts School. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 30 November 2022. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1600 (capacity 1520)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chichester

Academy trust

BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Phone

01243787741

Address

Westgate, Chichester, PO19 3HP

Website

bishopluffa.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports