Midhurst Rother College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,144
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
191 of 204 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
447
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 204 | 191 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 127 | 11 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 110 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 447 | 204 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 74 applications came from outside the council area (13 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Edwards
- Address
- North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT
- Phone
- 01730812451
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Midhurst · Arundel and South Downs
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 135760
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,144 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,043 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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 | 46.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.53 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.21 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 63 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 23% | 66% | 81% | |
| English Language | 207 | 14% | 61% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 204 | 17% | 64% | 79% | |
| Geography | 145 | 23% | 59% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 47% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 89 | 20% | 44% | 62% | |
| French | 65 | 26% | 55% | 74% | |
| History | 62 | 26% | 55% | 71% | |
| Business | 60 | 18% | 43% | 73% | |
| Biology | 58 | 40% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 58 | 45% | 93% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 36% | 95% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 11% | 28% | 67% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 7% | 27% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Law | 12 | 0% | 17% | 25% | |
| Biology | 11 | 9% | 55% | 55% | |
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 9% | 18% | 27% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 29% | 29% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 33% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17531: Midhurst Rother College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 46% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.