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Felpham Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis PO22 8EL · felpham.com · 01243 826511
On the mapSearch near PO22 8EL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,520
- 87% of 1,743 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 244 | 227 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 274 | 238 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 269 | 242 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 308 | 305 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 287 | 249 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 28.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.8 | −6.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 51.8 | +3.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −1 |
| Employment | 4 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | C+ (31.9) | Average -0.08 | |
| 63 students | C (31.3) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 54 students | Merit+ (28.7) | Average -0.07 | |
| 10 students | Dist*- (42.3) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 69 | D+ (24.6) | -0.67 |
| 2022/23 | 65 | C- (28.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 70 | B- (37.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 72 | C (30.3) | -0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 78 | C (29) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 84 | C (28.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 94 | C (28.5) | -0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 36.5 | +3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Felpham Community College was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (154 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 154
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (14%) with SEND