Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

East Worthing and ShorehamConstituency

BN11 2JXPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,334 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.33

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,334

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,334
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 May 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.