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%
White British 79.5%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 6.8%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.3%
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
School 48%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.39
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
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% |