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Maintained school
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary
Church of England
Selborne Road, Worthing, BN112JX
019 0323 3835


School Profile

GENDER
Girls
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1300

Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing is a Maintained school (Voluntary controlled school) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of girls aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1350. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 30 Apr 2014.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
1300 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
9.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10.7%
EHC PLAN
1.3%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
56.4
Local Authority
46.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
60%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 38% 40% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.84 4.11 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

30 Apr 2014

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 597
Of which first preference applications 271
Of which second preference applications 164
Of which third preference applications 162
Total offers made 270
Of which first preference offers 241
Of which second preference offers 19
Of which third preference offers 10




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
98%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 93% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£278,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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