# Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing

Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing is a secondary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,334 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E126093. [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,334
- Council: Worthing
- URN: 126093

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing was 50.8, against 46.9 in Worthing and 46.2 in England.
56% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Worthing | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 49.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74.3% | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 268 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-worthing-learner-centre-e149217): 390 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Homefield Primary School and SSC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homefield-primary-school-and-ssc-e125961): 480 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Springfield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-infant-school-and-nursery-e125967): 630 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Seadown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seadown-school-e135691): 810 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Andrew's CofE High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-high-school-e126094): 850 m. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Whytemead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whytemead-primary-school-e148719): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/126093)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/126093)

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