Schools in Worthing
West Sussex · 38 schools
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Schools in Worthing (38)
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · BN11 2JX
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)Attainment 8: 50.8 (2026)85% of first choices got in - Broadwater CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN14 7TQ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 88% expected (2025) - Courtlands Independent Special School
Special · Ages 11-16 · Independent · BN12 4NG
Ofsted: Good (2025) - Downsbrook Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN14 8GD
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 83% expected (2025) - Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN11 5LQ
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 64% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN12 6LA
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 63% expected (2025) - Ferring C of E Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN12 5DU
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 72% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN12 4RN
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 82% expected (2025) - Homefield Primary School and SSC
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN11 2AA
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-7 · BN14 8BQ
Ofsted: Good (2015)93% of first choices got in - St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · BN14 8BG
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 43.7 (2026) - St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN14 0TR
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN11 4BD
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 70% expected (2025)68% of first choices got in - St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · BN12 5AF
Ofsted: Good (2015)Attainment 8: 57.2 (2026)58% of first choices got in - The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN13 3QH
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 59% expected (2025)91% of first choices got in - Thomas A Becket Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · BN14 7PR
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 81% expected (2025) - Vale School, Worthing
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN14 0DB
Ofsted: Good (2013)New report cardKS2: 79% expected (2025) - West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN12 4HD
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 76% expected (2025) - Worthing High School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · BN14 7AR
Ofsted: Good (2016)Attainment 8: 45.2 (2026)91% of first choices got in - Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BN13 3UU
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 39% expected (2025) - Durrington Infant School
Primary · Ages 3-7 · BN13 2JD
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report card - Educate U
All-through · Ages 5-18 · Independent · BN11 1BG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2025)Attainment 8: 4 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - Brighton Forward Ltd
Special · Ages 15-25 · BN11 1UG
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · BN14 8HU
- Orchards Infant School
Primary · Ages 3-7 · BN12 6EN
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre
Special · Ages 11-18 · Independent · BN11 2LY
Attainment 8: 24.2 (2026)
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38
24 primary · 6 secondary
15,687
91% capacity used
11
1 outstanding · 10 good
17,188
1,501 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
40.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
39.5%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
2,183 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +546 primary and +393 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
90% occupied · 939 spare places
Secondary Schools
95% occupied · 342 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Worthing
How many schools are there in Worthing?
Worthing has 38 open schools: 24 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 6 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Worthing are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Worthing was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 32 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Worthing get the best GCSE results?
Of the 6 schools in Worthing with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Oscar Romero Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.2 and 66% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Durrington High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolDavison Church of England High School for Girls, WorthingDurrington High School
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Worthing have the best SATs results?
Of the 20 primary schools in Worthing with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Broadwater CofE Primary School (89% in reading, 87% in maths); Hawthorns Primary School (83% in reading, 92% in maths); and Downsbrook Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolHawthorns Primary SchoolDownsbrook Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Worthing?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Worthing selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Worthing have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Worthing have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Worthing?
Apply to West Sussex through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.