Worthing High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2020 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
- 1064 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.0%
- Girls
- 42.0%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 80.3%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.8
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.31
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 21 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
Admissions
Worthing High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 410
- 3rd preference
- 289
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 112 105 |
| Year 8 | 211 130 81 |
| Year 9 | 211 126 85 |
| Year 10 | 211 123 88 |
| Year 11 | 214 126 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |