The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Sompting, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy is a secondary school in Sompting, West Sussex for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 3 earlier years.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 224 first-choice applications for 242 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 42.1 (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
- Upper Boundstone Lane, Sompting, BN15 9QZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school where pupils truly thrive.”
- “They attend regularly and behave well.”
- “Pupils are kind and respectful.”
To improve
- “While this is not fully embedded, staff are beginning to support pupils more effectively to close these gaps.”
- “Sometimes, pupils do not write as fluently or accurately as they could.”
- “Occasionally, staff are less confident in checking what pupils have understood and precisely adapting their teaching to meet pupils’ needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 2026 (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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
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: 224 first-preference applications, 242 offers in total, 224 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.
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE High School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bohunt School Worthing 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Worthing High School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durrington High School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Shoreham Academy 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Steyning Grammar School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published