Medmerry Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Chichester · PO20 0QJ · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence7.1%
- FSM20.9%
- Demand0.93
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 137096
The Academy, Selsey
Academy sponsor led · Chichester · PO20 9EH
Ages 11–16 · 523 pupils · West Sussex
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
40.2
Overall absence
11.1%
Admissions demand
0.87 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-21
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.25
−20+2
Attainment 840.2
English & maths grade 5+26%
English & maths grade 4+53%
EBacc entry7%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.2%
Unauthorised3.7%
- Authorised absence
- 7.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 517
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.87 · Often has places
1st preferences
84
Places offered
100
1st-preference offers
84
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 125
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 97
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill87%
523 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 523
- Boys / girls
- 269 / 254
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 523 / 600 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- FSM pupils
- 143
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Ford
Location
- Address
- School Lane, Selsey
- Postcode
- PO20 9EH
- Town
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Chichester, West Sussex, 523 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Seal Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Selsey · PO20 0BN · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM21.1%
- Demand0.96
0.3 miles away
Sidlesham Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementCommunity school · Primary
Chichester · PO20 7NL · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS232%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM21.6%
- Demand1.50
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Ford
- Telephone
- 01243602558