St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · West Sussex
Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
32.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
780
Capacity used
Has space87%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
144 of 146 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
580
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 146 | 144 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 200 | 25 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 234 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Total | 580 | 177 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mia Lowney
- Address
- Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG
- Phone
- 01903820676
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Broadwater · East Worthing and Shoreham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126094
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
780 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 779 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 107 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 18% | 43% | 66% | |
| English Language | 101 | 13% | 49% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 97 | 11% | 49% | 61% | |
| Religious Studies | 91 | 21% | 55% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 4% | 19% | 52% | |
| Business | 47 | 17% | 55% | 70% | |
| History | 45 | 11% | 42% | 49% | |
| Geography | 41 | 12% | 44% | 68% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 22% | 57% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 4% | 35% | 46% | |
| Biology | 25 | 24% | 80% | 100% | |
| Physics | 25 | 24% | 88% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.