Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11–16 · Worthing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.05 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing is a secondary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 11–16 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.05 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, the last child offered a place lived 4.05 miles away, the 6th longest of 23 West Sussex secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 296 first-choice applications for 265 offers; 252 offers went to first-choice families, and 44 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 52.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,334 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Davison School provides an exceptional education for its pupils.”
- “The caring and supportive environment is underpinned by the school’s strong ethos.”
- “Pupils’ love of learning is evident through their confident attitudes and commendable behaviour.”
To improve
- “While academic breadth is valued and promoted, the proportion of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate suite of qualifications is below national averages.”
- “The school is working hard to further improve the attendance of disadvantaged pupils, which has adversely affected their academic achievement in the past.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 296 first-preference applications, 265 offers in total, 252 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- St Andrew's CofE High School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bohunt School Worthing 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Worthing High School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durrington High School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shoreham Academy 5.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Steyning Grammar School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published