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Academy
Worthing High School
Secondary
South Farm Road, Worthing, BN147AR
019 0323 7864


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1058

Worthing High School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1122. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 20 Apr 2016.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% 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
628 boys and 430 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.9
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
9.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
11.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
8.2%
EHC PLAN
3.8%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
48.6
Local Authority
46.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
46%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 67% 40% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.5 4.11 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

20 Apr 2016

Latest inspection summary:


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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 1146
Of which first preference applications 295
Of which second preference applications 486
Of which third preference applications 365
Total offers made 209
Of which first preference offers 203
Of which second preference offers 6
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


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

School
91%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 86% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
2
SAFETY
8
PROPERTY
£375,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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