Voluntary aided school · West Sussex

St Andrew's CofE High School

11–16Ages
780Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126094URN

Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex

592 applications for 166 places · 7th of 40 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.7of 90

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

28th of 40 in West Sussex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.6applications per place, Year 7

1.3 above West Sussex median (2.3) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

592 applications · 166 places offered · 143 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
2025 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.2
2023 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.1
2022 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.3
2021 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
2020 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.4
2019 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.4
2018 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2017 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.2
2016 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
2014 3.5; 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	166	592	3.6	143	0.86
Sep 2025	177	580	3.3	146	0.82
Sep 2024	185	513	2.8	142	0.77
Sep 2023	179	302	1.7	67	0.37
Sep 2022	196	536	2.7	137	0.70
Sep 2021	159	352	2.2	85	0.53
Sep 2020	101	207	2.1	44	0.44
Sep 2019	169	286	1.7	65	0.38
Sep 2018	139	371	2.7	124	0.89
Sep 2017	130	293	2.3	95	0.73
Sep 2016	104	270	2.6	96	0.92
Sep 2015	173	386	2.2	159	0.92
Sep 2014	38	133	3.5	24	0.63

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

112 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.728th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%28th of 40 in West Sussex

West Sussex 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

West Sussex 68% England 66%

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	112	43.7	41%	59%	–
2024/25	107	41.7	36%	55%	–
2023/24	122	46.3	46%	66%	+0.18
2022/23	118	41.0	31%	59%	−0.17

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

St Andrew's CofE High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Bohunt School Worthing
0.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
0.8 km · West Sussex

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Worthing High School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Durrington High School
2.9 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
3.0 km · West Sussex

2026

1.9applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
4.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 57.2Attainment 8
The Angmering School
8.2 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.9applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Steyning Grammar School
8.4 km · West Sussex

2026

1.5applications per place 48.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 126094 · 938/4601
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 900 pupils · 780 on roll
Free school meals: 24.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG
Local authority: West Sussex · Worthing

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources