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Midhurst Rother College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
North Street, Midhurst GU29 9DT · mrc-academy.org · 01730 812451
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.8
- 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
- 1,144
- 95% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- 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, 221 families put the school first and 233 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 | 233 | 221 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 204 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 220 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 197 | 174 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 211 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.8, and 56.2% 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+ (33.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.3 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 15.4 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 37.4 | +1.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | 0 |
| Employment | 4.7 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | C+ (33.2) | Average -0.17 | |
| 64 students | C+ (33.9) | Average -0.13 | |
| 23 students | Dist (35.9) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 55 | B- (35.5) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | B (39.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 49 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 53 | C (30.7) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 36 | C- (28.1) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 45 | C+ (32.4) | +0.46 |
| 2015/16 | 49 | C (29.2) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 39 | −7.2 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 40.7 | +4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Midhurst Rother College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (250 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 250
- 21% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (23%) with SEND