Fordwater School, Chichester is a school located in Chichester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.6%, which is 6.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Summersdale Road, Chichester, PO19 6PP
Website: http://www.fordwatersch.co.uk
Telephone: 01243782475
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sophie Clarke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126163

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 136
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 41

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chichester Nursery School
St James Road , PO19 7AB
3out of 4 1,798 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jessie Younghusband Primary School
Woodlands Lane , PO19 5PA
3out of 4 870 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St. Joseph's Infant School
Orchard Gardens , PO19 1DG
- not rated 1,466 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
Orchard Street , PO19 1DQ
2out of 4 1,531 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Portfield Primary Academy
St James Road , Chichester PO19 7HA
3out of 4 1,691 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parklands Community Primary School
Durnford Close , PO19 3AG
3out of 4 1,816 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Westgate , PO19 3HP
4out of 4 2,317 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chichester High School
Kingsham Road , PO19 8EB
3out of 4 2,649 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chichester College Group
Westgate Fields , PO19 1SB
- not rated 2,201 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fordwater School, Chichester
Summersdale Road , PO19 6PP
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter College , College Lane PO19 6PE
- not rated 843 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Anthony's School
Woodlands Lane , PO19 5PA
4out of 4 904 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Prebendal School
52-55 West Street , PO19 1RT
- not rated 1,849 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chichester High Schools Sixth Form
Kingsham Road , PO19 8AE
- not rated 2,476 yd Sixth form centres Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.