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The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Upper Boundstone Lane, Sompting BN15 9QZ · srwa.woodard.co.uk · 01903 767434
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- 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
- 1,427
- 27 over 1,400 places · 102%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- 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, 224 families put the school first and 242 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 | 242 | 224 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 229 | 243 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 285 | 253 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 270 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 314 | 266 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 37.6% 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- (27.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.9 | +2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 13.4 | +3.7 |
| Further education | 46.6 | −0.3 |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −2.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 students | C- (27.5) | Average -0.23 | |
| 32 students | C- (27.7) | Average -0.23 | |
| 8 students | Merit+ (28.1) | Average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 28 | C (30.7) | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | C- (26.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 35 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | D+ (23.2) | -0.43 |
| 2017/18 | 47 | D+ (24.2) | -0.75 |
| 2016/17 | 43 | D (20.7) | -0.53 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | C- (25.6) | -0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.8 | +24.3 |
| Further education | 2.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 18.4 | −20.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −4.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Sir Robert Woodard Academy on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (280 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Positive
- 72%
- Replies
- 280
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 81 parents (29%) whose child was bullied
based on 95 parents (34%) with SEND