The Prebendal School
The Prebendal School is an independent school in Chichester for boys and girls aged 2 to 14. It has 119 pupils and room for 290.
52-55 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RT01243 772220prebendalschool.org.ukMrs Alison Napier headAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England/Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 119 | 138 | 108 | 94 | 112 | 121 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | Academy | 330 m | 165 | Good 2022 | 3 | Compare |
| St. Joseph's Infant School | Academy | 420 m | 129 | Good 2023 | 1 | Compare |
| Chichester College Group | Further education | 430 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 570 m | – | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Parklands Community Primary School | Council | 720 m | 426 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Chichester High Schools Sixth Form | Sixth form centres | 770 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chichester High School | Academy | 920 m | 1,191 | No overall grade 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| University of Chichester | Higher education institutions | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Prebendal School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Prebendal School yet.
How many pupils does The Prebendal School have?
119 pupils aged 2 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 290 places, so it is 41% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 52-55 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RT
- Telephone
- 01243 772220
- Website
- www.prebendalschool.org.uk
- Head
- Mrs Alison Napier
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-14, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Christian
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1955
- URN
- 126122 · LAESTAB 9386128 · UKPRN 10017290
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.