Felpham Community College
Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Suzanne Pike
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,743
- Pupils on roll
- 1,520
- URN
- 126080
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243826511
About this school
Felpham Community College is a community secondary school in Bognor Regis. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,520 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Felpham Community College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 213 | 274 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 40.0 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.43 to -0.05 | -0.47 -0.64 to -0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 34.3% | 28.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 53.6% | 61% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 17.2% | 16.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Felpham Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.8 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,512 |
| 2023/24 | 1,594 |
| 2024/25 | 1,557 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Felpham Community College compares
Felpham Community College ranked 29th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 8.8% | 20.4% | 1,520 | — |
| The Regis School | 43.6 | 8.1% | 25.2% | 1,679 | 1.5 miles |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School | 52.5 | 6.9% | 12.4% | 1,322 | 2.8 miles |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy | 42.8 | 7.8% | 20.8% | 731 | 3.3 miles |
| The Littlehampton Academy | 37.2 | 12.7% | 25.7% | 1,324 | 5.5 miles |
| Chichester High School | 39 | 10.7% | 29.3% | 1,191 | 5.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.35%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.84%
- Persistent absence
- 26.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Regis School1.5 miles
Secondary · West Sussex
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St Philip Howard Catholic School2.8 miles
Secondary · Bognor Regis
-
Ormiston Six Villages Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Chichester
-
The Littlehampton Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Littlehampton
-
Chichester High School5.8 miles
Secondary · Chichester
Other schools in Bognor Regis
- St Philip Howard Catholic School Secondary
- Bognor Regis Nursery School Nursery
- Barnham Primary School Primary
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis Primary
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis Primary
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham Primary
- Downview Primary School Primary
- Edward Bryant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Infant School Primary
- Nyewood CofE Junior School Primary
- Rose Green Infant School Primary
- Rose Green Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Felpham Community College teach?
- Felpham Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bognor Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of Felpham Community College?
- The headteacher of Felpham Community College is Ms Suzanne Pike, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Felpham Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Felpham Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Felpham Community College?
- Felpham Community College has 1,520 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Felpham Community College full?
- Felpham Community College has capacity for 1,743 pupils and 1,520 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Felpham Community College a faith school?
- No. Felpham Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Felpham Community College a selective school?
- No. Felpham Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Felpham Community College have?
- The schools register lists Felpham Community College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Felpham Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 41.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Felpham Community College compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Felpham Community College ranked 29th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Felpham Community College's absence rate?
- Felpham Community College's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Felpham Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Felpham Community College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.