Worthing High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 139109
- Address
- South Farm Road, BN14 7AR
- Website
- http://www.worthinghigh.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.1%
- Girls
- 41.9%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.3% |
| Indian | 1.9% |
| Mixed | 6.8% |
| Other White | 6.9% |
| White British | 79.5% |
| African | 1.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 47% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 48.6 |
| Local authority average | 46.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.4 |
| Local authority average | 4.07 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Worthing High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 380
- 3rd preference
- 270
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 122 86 |
| Year 8 | 211 110 101 |
| Year 9 | 212 130 82 |
| Year 10 | 212 128 84 |
| Year 11 | 212 123 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 78.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |