Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Girls · West Sussex
Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 04/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
21.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,334
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
249 of 249 families who put it first got an offer
269
Places offered
495
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 249 | 249 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 160 | 19 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 495 | 269 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jayne Lewis-Tutt
- Address
- Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
- Phone
- 01903233835
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Selden · East Worthing and Shoreham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126093
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,334 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,375 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 258 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 255 | 29% | 67% | 79% | |
| Mathematics | 254 | 19% | 62% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 29% | 70% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 208 | 15% | 48% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 176 | 35% | 70% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 84 | 30% | 65% | 81% | |
| History | 76 | 30% | 62% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 35% | 82% | 92% | |
| Geography | 56 | 29% | 66% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 53 | 40% | 77% | 85% | |
| French | 49 | 37% | 92% | 98% | |
| Biology | 46 | 35% | 76% | 87% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.