Worthing High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex
South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AR
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
21.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,122 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
204 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
896
Total applications
4.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 204 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 380 | 1 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 270 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 896 | 205 | 23% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Simpson
- Address
- South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AR
- Phone
- 01903237864
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Gaisford · East Worthing and Shoreham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139109
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH DOWNS EDUCATION TRUST
1,050 pupils · 1,122 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
05 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,092 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 206 | 22% | 61% | 82% | |
| English Language | 205 | 11% | 52% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 202 | 8% | 53% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 6% | 29% | 56% | |
| Geography | 132 | 25% | 64% | 77% | |
| Statistics | 75 | 59% | 84% | 97% | |
| History | 69 | 17% | 55% | 75% | |
| Biology | 63 | 44% | 76% | 92% | |
| Physics | 63 | 35% | 79% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 63 | 38% | 75% | 90% | |
| Business | 61 | 11% | 36% | 56% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 51 | 16% | 49% | 71% |
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.