Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,600 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Academy sponsor led
The Academy, Selsey
- Pupils on roll
- 523of 600 places
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 88
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 21 January 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Manhood Community College (URN 126073, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 84 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Academy, Selsey in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 74% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 40% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in West Sussex, with 39% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish add up to 17% of the year group, and 9% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Academy, Selsey | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 84 | 8,692 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 26% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 74% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Academy, Selsey | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.0 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.05 | 4.07 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.8 | 31.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.8 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 87 | 99% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 56% |
| English Language | 87 | 99% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 86 | 98% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 58% |
| Biology | 48 | 55% | 23% | 13% | 45% | 63% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 55% | 23% | 4% | 47% | 67% |
| Physics | 48 | 55% | 23% | 10% | 46% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 38 | 43% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| Geography | 36 | 41% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 44% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 40% | 9% | 3% | 28% | 40% |
| History | 21 | 24% | 41% | 5% | 26% | 14% |
| Spanish | 15 | 17% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 67% |
| Polish | 3 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 47 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 28 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 26 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 19 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 8 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in West Sussex
Bohunt School Worthing
Academy sponsor led · 900 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Bourne Community College
Foundation school · 692 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1
Chichester Free School
Free schools · 1,118 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Chichester High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.0
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Voluntary controlled school · 1,334 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.