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Education in Worthing

District

The south of the South East. 113,844 people in 33 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Worthing, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Worthing had 36 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
36
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Worthing had 36 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Worthing among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Worthing is 36.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Worthing. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Worthing

Worthing has 36 open schools: 21 primary, 6 secondary, 6 special and 3 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
9
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
1

13 of the 29 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and June 2024.

3 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

2 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Worthing

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (June 2024).

Primary (21)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bramber Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209School remains Good, October 202357% met KS2 standard
Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11431Good (overall), November 202377% met KS2 standard
Downsbrook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11398Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Durrington Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7217Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Durrington Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11334Good (overall), June 202270% met KS2 standard
Elm Grove Primary School, WorthingCommunity school4 to 11203Good (overall), January 202452% met KS2 standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingVoluntary aided school4 to 11187Good (overall), October 202247% met KS2 standard
Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11421School remains Good, November 202373% met KS2 standard
Hawthorns Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11173Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed67% met KS2 standard
Heene CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11382Inadequate (overall), April 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses43% met KS2 standard
Homefield Primary School and SSCCommunity school4 to 11642School remains Good, September 202353% met KS2 standard
Orchards Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 7281Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
Orchards Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11496School remains Good, March 202461% met KS2 standard
Springfield Infant School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 7161Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11253Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), October 201954% met KS2 standard
The Laurels Primary School, WorthingAcademy converter4 to 11193Good (overall), October 202235% met KS2 standard
Thomas A Becket Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7473Standards maintained, December 2024
Thomas A Becket Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11715School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 202468% met KS2 standard
Vale School, WorthingCommunity school4 to 11579Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11760Standards maintained, March 202565% met KS2 standard
Whytemead Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11221Good (overall), June 202468% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bohunt School WorthingAcademy sponsor led11 to 16900School remains Good, October 2023Attainment 8: 45.7
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, WorthingVoluntary controlled school11 to 161,334Outstanding (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 50.8
Durrington High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,572Good (overall), March 2022Attainment 8: 49.4
St Andrew's CofE High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16780Good (overall), April 2023Attainment 8: 43.7
St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 181,144Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 57.2
Worthing High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,050Standards maintained, March 2025Attainment 8: 45.2

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brighton Forward LtdSpecial post 16 institution15 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Courtlands Independent Special SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1656No outcome in Ofsted's file
Oak Grove CollegeCommunity special school11 to 19274School remains Good, June 2024
Palatine Primary SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11222School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023
Red Balloon Worthing Learner CentreOther independent special school11 to 1825No outcome in Ofsted's file
Seadown SchoolOther independent special school6 to 1625No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Educate UOther independent school5 to 1839Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Lancing College Preparatory School at WorthingOther independent school2 to 13202Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Our Lady of Sion SchoolOther independent school2 to 19244Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.