# Chichester Free School — Chichester, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/chichester-free-school-14776 ## At a glance - **Type:** K12 - **Parent rating:** 1.8/5 from 18 published reviews - **Students:** 1080 - **Founded:** 2013 - **Principal:** Mrs Louise New ## Contact - **Address:** Chichester Free School, Hunston Road, Chichester, West Sussex - **Phone:** 01243792690 - **Website:** https://www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/chichester-free-school-14776 ## About Chichester Free School is a state-funded, all-through school, established in response to real demand within the local area for a greater variety of schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — May 2024 - **Ofsted (Early Years Provision):** Good — May 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — May 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — May 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Outstanding — May 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — May 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Bad School: Worked here for a couple of months got treated poorly. Paying over 10 Quid a day for terrible food. Don't come here as a student or an adult. *(Dec 2025)* - **1/5** — Please don’t go here!: If you’re thinking of moving your child here please don’t. This school fosters an unhealthy and unsafe environment for students. Discrimination is present, with sexist, racist, and biased attitudes influencing how students are treated. The education system is poorly organised, and many teachers appear unable to manage classrooms effectively, allowing bullying to become a serious and ongoing problem not only that but due to the bullying and lack of control the students don’t learn anything. Hygie… *(Aug 2025)* - **1/5** — I advise you not to go to CFS: Worst school ever i am still in this school and i'm in yr 7 and want to be pulled out because of all the bullying and the children vaping in the toilets. I've had my wrist, leg and my arm hurt in just a few months and if you wear a bit of jewellery it gets taken away (ms Scriven) and sometimes doesn't get given back. The school doesn't care about the children well fair and there are adults out in the playground and when fights happen they just ignore it. So I advise you not to go to CFS *(May 2025)* - **1/5** — Bullying and jaded teachers: School has serious bullying issues, teachers are not interested because they bully as much, they use sanctions as revenge rather than punishment, they only worry about ofted reports. Teachers speak to adults and children with distaste. Drugs and alcohol often in school. Extortionate prices for vile food. Make children exchange a shoe (yes a shoe) for whole lesson for a pen if they have forgotten theirs. Humiliation is their go to in all instances. Never had a problem with any other schools prior… *(Mar 2025)* - **5/5** — Best school in the local area for primary and secondary: Amazing school within such an enriching environment. I am so happy I sent my child there from reception onwards. Currently I. Year 2 and thriving. *(Sep 2024)* - **5/5** — Happy place where kindness is valued.: My 2 children have been through primary and are now in secondary. They are very different children but both really happy and doing well academically. The clubs, careers and pastoral support are fantastic. A lovely community, family feel. *(Apr 2024)* - **1/5** — Rubbish: Worst school ever do not recommend *(Sep 2023)* - **1/5** — worst school.: foods so expensive, spending over £5 A DAY just for inedible and burnt food. school treats you differently if u have a disability/ learning disorder/ health issues etc and don’t act about bullying. they care more about uniform than mental/ physical health. a girl gives me dirty looks and sass almost everyday but because she’s autistic i’m not aloud to say anything to her. why am i the one getting screamed at by multiple teachers for asking her if she has a problem with me? ik it sounds harsh but… *(Jul 2023)* - **1/5** — worse school in the uk.: if ur thinking abt moving to this school, don’t. if you have a learning disability, illness, adhd, autism, anxiety, tourettes etc they treat you differently and you get in trouble (iso, suspended, screamed at by multiple teachers). most teachers are leaving and we have so many supply’s, you barely learn anything and the students say nasty things. most people tell u to kill urself at this school and if u say something back to them, the school will tell u off and not the other kid? it makes no sen… *(Jul 2023)* - **3/5** — could improve: this school is probably the WORST i've been to. i have been bullied and told off at for NOTHING. don't get me wrong, some teachers are really nice, i do believe it has potential, but with this money, they can barely afford glue sticks.. *(Jun 2023)* ## Other schools in Chichester - [Chichester High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/chichester-high-school-15124) — 2.5/5 (27 reviews) - [North Mundham Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/north-mundham-primary-school-10178) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Fishbourne CofE Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/fishbourne-cofe-primary-school-23454) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/rumboldswhyke-cofe-primary-school-21565) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Birdham CE Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/birdham-ce-primary-school-10233) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chichester/compton-and-up-marden-cofe-primary-school-10238) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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