Steyning Grammar School, Steyning

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Steyning Grammar School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils progress steadily through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils generally attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate picture of teaching in the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school knows its pupils well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders work tirelessly to improve the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has an ambitious personal development programme that extends beyond the classroom."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that meets the changing needs of students."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all teachers consistently select and design tasks that deepen pupils' learning across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils have more opportunities to deepen and extend their understanding of the important concepts they learn in personal, social and health education".

In 2026, pupils at Steyning Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in West Sussex and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in West Sussex and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.1, against 49.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 244 families put Steyning Grammar School as their first choice and 398 named it as one of their preferences, for 268 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Steyning Grammar School are The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); Bohunt School Worthing (5.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); Shoreham Academy (5.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.3); and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (5.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1).

Steyning Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Steyning Grammar School is one of 10 schools run by Bohunt Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 in 2024/25.

292 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Steyning Grammar School (as of April 2026): 65% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (73%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

Of the 367 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 172 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 408 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 58 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Steyning Grammar School has a resourced provision: 8 places, 3 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Steyning Grammar School.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middle Mead (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 26 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).

In 2024/25, Steyning Grammar School issued 350 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Steyning Grammar School are Steyning CofE Primary School (under 0.1 miles) and Upper Beeding Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.