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Steyning Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Shooting Field, Steyning BN44 3RX · sgs.uk.net · 01903 814555
On the mapSearch near BN44 3RX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,775
- 72% of 2,455 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 244 families put the school first and 268 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 | 268 | 244 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 312 | 246 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 307 | 268 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 358 | 356 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 373 | 323 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 49.3% 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 (29.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.47 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126092)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.8 | −6.8 |
| Sixth form college | 25.3 | +6.8 |
| Further education | 32.2 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 students | C (29.7) | Average -0.02 | |
| 125 students | C (29.9) | Average -0.01 | |
| 61 students | Dist- (30.1) | Above average +0.40 | |
| 10 students | Dist+ (41.3) | Well above average +1.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 148 | C (29.6) | -0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | C (31.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 183 | C+ (33.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 209 | C+ (34.2) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 253 | C+ (33.3) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 245 | C+ (33.7) | -0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 271 | C+ (31.8) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43 | −2.3 |
| Further and other education | 4.1 | −4.3 |
| Further education | 3.5 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 28.5 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 8.1 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Steyning Grammar School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126092), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126092)
Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126092)
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (292 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Positive
- 59%
- Replies
- 292
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 64 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 99 parents (34%) with SEND