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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 September 2018Graded 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 entry583 applications · 161 places offered · 132 named it first
- 2026 3.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2023 4.5; West Sussex median median 2.1
- 2022 4.8; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2021 4.9; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2020 5.3; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2019 5.6; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2018 5.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2017 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2016 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2015 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 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 | 161 | 583 | 3.6 | 132 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 | 683 | 3.8 | 183 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 170 | 721 | 4.2 | 158 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 175 | 780 | 4.5 | 169 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 854 | 4.8 | 190 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 179 | 871 | 4.9 | 190 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 937 | 5.3 | 227 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2019 | 180 | 1,005 | 5.6 | 198 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 908 | 5.0 | 195 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 | 180 | 797 | 4.4 | 218 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2016 | 186 | 592 | 3.2 | 171 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 98 | 307 | 3.1 | 84 | 0.86 |
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.) | 185 | 45.7 | 45% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 178 | 46.7 | 44% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 178 | 46.8 | 47% | 65% | −0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 185 | 47.4 | 51% | 75% | +0.03 |
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
- Bohunt School WorthingThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · West SussexStandards maintained20254.1applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · West SussexGood20233.6applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · West SussexOutstanding20242.2applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · West SussexGood20221.8applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · West Sussex20261.9applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20254.0applications per place 57.2Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · West SussexGood20221.9applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · West Sussex20261.5applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140424 · 938/4008
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 900 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AH
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Worthing
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources