Steyning Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Steyning, 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 🔒
Steyning Grammar School is a secondary school in Steyning, West Sussex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Steyning Grammar 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 | 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, as at 13 of the 36 other West Sussex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out and a last distance was published for Year 7 in 1 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 244 first-choice applications for 268 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 24 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Sussex.
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
- Shooting Field, Steyning, BN44 3RX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,775 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils' individual needs are a priority for staff at this caring school. 'We are not just a number,' one pupil said, and this is a view shared by many.”
- “Pupils feel well supported, which helps them to learn and behave well.”
- “They have trusted adults they can speak to and feel confident that staff will address any concerns.”
To improve
- “Persistent absence remains high, but it has improved significantly in the last few years.”
- “In a small number of lessons, these tasks are less engaging.”
- “This means pupils do not always deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.7 | 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: 244 first-preference applications, 268 offers in total, 244 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.
- The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bohunt School Worthing 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE High School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 5.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Worthing High School 5.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shoreham Academy 5.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Durrington High School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School 7.0 mi Not judged Last distance published