Bohunt School Worthing
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AH
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
900
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
171 of 183 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
683
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 183 | 171 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 255 | 4 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 244 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 683 | 178 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicole Jones
- Address
- 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AH
- Phone
- 01903601361
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Gaisford · East Worthing and Shoreham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140424
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
900 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
04 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 947 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
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 | 46.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
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 | 177 | 20% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 177 | 15% | 55% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 15% | 51% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 117 | 3% | 19% | 49% | |
| Business | 90 | 16% | 52% | 70% | |
| Geography | 88 | 20% | 51% | 67% | |
| History | 84 | 14% | 43% | 64% | |
| French | 80 | 26% | 57% | 71% | |
| Biology | 58 | 36% | 91% | 100% | |
| Physics | 58 | 31% | 79% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 36% | 84% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 52 | 8% | 46% | 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) |
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.