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Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Midhurst Rother College

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,144Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 135760URN

North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
0.3 below West Sussex median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex

460 applications for 233 places · 28th of 40 in West Sussex
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
48.8of 90
16th of 40 in West Sussex
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

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
2.0applications per place, Year 7
0.3 below West Sussex median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

460 applications · 233 places offered · 221 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
  3. 2024 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.2
  4. 2023 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.1
  5. 2022 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.4
  8. 2019 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.4
  9. 2018 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
  10. 2017 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.2
  11. 2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.3
  12. 2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
  13. 2014 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.1
More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 13 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262334602.02210.95
Sep 20252044472.22041.00
Sep 20242334391.92200.94
Sep 20231973471.81740.88
Sep 20222113891.82241.06
Sep 20212163931.81990.92
Sep 20202404291.82130.89
Sep 20192404421.82190.91
Sep 20182114132.01990.94
Sep 20172073901.91990.96
Sep 20162113941.92101.00
Sep 20151803932.22031.13
Sep 20142163481.61950.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

183 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.816th of 40 in West Sussex
Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%12th of 40 in West Sussex
Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%
  • This school
  • West Sussex median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.02
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)18348.855%73%–
2024/2521048.856%75%–
2023/2421446.044%63%+0.02
2022/2319151.257%81%+0.54

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

  • 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
135760 · 938/6913
Trust
United Learning Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,200 pupils · 1,144 on roll
Free school meals
14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 January 2009
Address
North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Local authority
West Sussex · Chichester

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