Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust, based in Eastbourne, running 28 open schools with 8,636 pupils. The average School Chooser Score across its 27 scored schools is 37: 7 do better than similar schools and 15 do worse. Companies House record.

Schools in the trust

School	Area	Phase	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score
Little Common SchoolPrimary · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex	Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex	Primary	670	15%	Outstanding 2020	80
Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Etchingham, East Sussex	Etchingham, East Sussex	Primary	140	20%	Not inspected	79
Newick Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Lewes, East Sussex	Lewes, East Sussex	Primary	217	9%	No overall grade 2025	77
Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Rye, East Sussex	Rye, East Sussex	Primary	159	22%	Not inspected	77
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Battle, East Sussex	Battle, East Sussex	Primary	199	18%	Good 2023	72
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex	Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex	Primary	381	12%	Not inspected	72
St James' Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Primary	404	17%	Good 2023	70
St Paul's Church of England AcademyPrimary · St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	Primary	634	35%	Good 2024	59
St Catherine's CollegeSecondary · Eastbourne, East Sussex	Eastbourne, East Sussex	Secondary	1,064	27%	Good 2019	50
All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimary · Hastings, East Sussex	Hastings, East Sussex	Primary	222	39%	Good 2023	49
Tollgate Community Junior SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne, East Sussex	Eastbourne, East Sussex	Primary	335	41%	Good 2023	46
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Crawley, West Sussex	Crawley, West Sussex	Primary	423	19%	Good 2022	46
St Leonards Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	Primary	400	32%	Report card 2025	33
The March CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Chichester, West Sussex	Chichester, West Sussex	Primary	208	8%	Good 2023	32
Dudley Infant AcademyPrimary · Hastings, East Sussex	Hastings, East Sussex	Primary	169	25%	Good 2019	28
St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · Ventnor, Isle of Wight	Ventnor, Isle of Wight	Primary	161	39%	Good 2021	23
St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · Shanklin, Isle of Wight	Shanklin, Isle of Wight	Primary	181	30%	Good 2023	21
Ninfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Battle, East Sussex	Battle, East Sussex	Primary	129	24%	Inadequate 2022	19
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne, East Sussex	Eastbourne, East Sussex	Primary	418	23%	Report card 2026	15
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary · Hastings, East Sussex	Hastings, East Sussex	Primary	428	49%	Not inspected	14
St Columba CE Primary SchoolPrimary · Fareham, Hampshire	Fareham, Hampshire	Primary	100	39%	Good 2024	11
St John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne, East Sussex	Eastbourne, East Sussex	Primary	162	14%	Requires improvement 2024	11
Lanesend Primary SchoolPrimary · Cowes, Isle of Wight	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Primary	346	45%	No overall grade 2025	9
Chantry Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex	Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex	Primary	195	36%	Good 2023	5
St. Joseph's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary · Chichester, West Sussex	Chichester, West Sussex	Primary	165	33%	Good 2022	3
Heene CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Worthing, West Sussex	Worthing, West Sussex	Primary	382	25%	Inadequate 2022	1
St. Joseph's Infant SchoolPrimary · Chichester, West Sussex	Chichester, West Sussex	Primary	129	17%	Good 2023	1
St Andrew's Church of England Infants SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne, East Sussex	Eastbourne, East Sussex	Primary	215	31%	Not inspected	–