Worthing High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Worthing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.40 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Worthing High School is a secondary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Worthing High School 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 | 1.40 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
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 1.40 miles, 8th shortest of 23 West Sussex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 2.49 miles).
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply, most between 2024 and 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 213 first-choice applications for 205 offers; 193 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 48.6 (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
- South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,050 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Worthing High School are proud, positive and passionate about their education.”
- “They speak confidently about their school and benefit from the strong relationships that contribute to its positive ethos.”
- “Pupils get strong support from their teachers and receive valuable feedback on their progress.”
To improve
- “Their progress is in line with national averages, but they still do not achieve as well as their peers.”
- “The school is working hard to address this gap, but the attendance of these pupils means that they often miss too much important learning.”
- “Attendance remains an area for improvement and persistent absenteeism, especially among disadvantaged pupils, remains a challenge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.6 | 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: 213 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 193 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.
- Bohunt School Worthing 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE High School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Durrington High School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Angmering School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Steyning Grammar School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published