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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 19 January 2016Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry523 applications · 244 places offered · 227 named it first
- 2026 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2023 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.1
- 2022 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2021 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2020 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2018 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2017 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2016 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2014 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.1
- This school
- West Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 244 | 523 | 2.1 | 227 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 274 | 573 | 2.1 | 238 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 269 | 601 | 2.2 | 242 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 308 | 651 | 2.1 | 305 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 287 | 636 | 2.2 | 249 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 | 246 | 611 | 2.5 | 220 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 265 | 619 | 2.3 | 238 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 267 | 618 | 2.3 | 254 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 205 | 579 | 2.8 | 193 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 248 | 518 | 2.1 | 245 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 223 | 509 | 2.3 | 213 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 | 233 | 502 | 2.2 | 223 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 | 212 | 430 | 2.0 | 192 | 0.91 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 242 | 43.2 | 38% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 264 | 41.9 | 29% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 274 | 40.0 | 34% | 54% | −0.47 |
| 2022/23 | 213 | 42.8 | 36% | 62% | −0.24 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Felpham Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · West SussexRemains Good20231.5applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · West Sussex20262.9applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · West SussexGood20222.3applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · West SussexGood20247.1applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · West Sussex20261.5applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 9.4 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · West SussexOutstanding20222.8applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 126080 · 938/4059
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,743 pupils · 1,520 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Arun
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources