Worthing High School

State-Funded School

worthing-high-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

East Worthing and ShorehamConstituency

BN14 7ARPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,050 pupils. Worthing High School is part of SOUTH DOWNS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.4

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,050

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

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: 1,050
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: SOUTH DOWNS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 May 2016	Outstanding	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.