Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126093
- Address
- Selborne Road, BN11 2JX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1320 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 78.7%
Mixed 8%
Other White 4.7%
Other Asian 2%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.4
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.55
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 256
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 273 0 273 |
| Year 8 | 268 0 268 |
| Year 9 | 260 0 260 |
| Year 10 | 257 0 257 |
| Year 11 | 262 0 262 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |