Worthing High School is a secondary school located in Worthing. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AR
Website: http://www.worthinghigh.net
Telephone: 01903237864
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Pan Panayiotou
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139109

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1122
Number of Pupils: 1065
Number of Boys: 620
Number of Girls: 445

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.14 Confidence interval -0.05 to 0.33
Of the 184 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 171 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.5
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadwater CofE Primary School
Rectory Gardens , BN14 7TQ
4out of 4 691 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thomas A Becket Junior School
Glebeside Avenue , BN14 7PR
3out of 4 909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heene CofE Primary School
Norfolk Street , BN11 4BB
2out of 4 929 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Cobden Road , BN11 4BD
1out of 4 1,035 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thomas A Becket Infant School
Pelham Road , BN13 1JB
3out of 4 1,193 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Worthing High School
South Farm Road , BN14 7AR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH
3out of 4 549 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School
Sackville Road , BN14 8BG
2out of 4 1,056 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Selborne Road , BN11 2JX
3out of 4 1,964 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School
Durrington High School
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX
3out of 4 2,057 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU
- not rated 732 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reflections Small School
Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS
- not rated 1,195 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Sion School
Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL
- not rated 1,276 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Educate U
Unit 2, , 58c Chapel Road BN12 6JT
- not rated 1,327 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Seadown School
Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road , BN11 2BE
- not rated 1,988 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.