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St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Sackville Road, Worthing BN14 8BG · sta-worthing.com · 01903 820676
On the mapSearch near BN14 8BG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- 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
- 780
- 87% of 900 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- 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, 143 families put the school first and 166 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 | 166 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 146 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 185 | 142 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 67 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 137 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 36.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 8.2 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 78.7 | +3.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
St Andrew's CofE High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 125
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (28%) with SEND