The Angmering School
Station Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Liley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,451
- Pupils on roll
- 1,360
- URN
- 126081
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903772351
About this school
The Angmering School is a community secondary school in Littlehampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,360 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 232 | 216 | 260 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 39.3 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.58 to -0.21 | -0.41 -0.61 to -0.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 31% | 35.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 55.1% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 21.8% | 34.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
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 The Angmering School 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 | 40 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,345 |
| 2023/24 | 1,377 |
| 2024/25 | 1,345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Angmering School compares
The Angmering School ranked 32nd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 10.3% | 21.3% | 1,360 | — |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic School | 55.1 | 5.2% | 13.9% | 1,144 | 2.2 miles |
| The Littlehampton Academy | 37.2 | 12.7% | 25.7% | 1,324 | 2.3 miles |
| Durrington High School | 49.8 | 8.9% | 20.2% | 1,572 | 3.4 miles |
| Worthing High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 15.7% | 1,050 | 4.5 miles |
| Bohunt School Worthing | 46.7 | 8.3% | 18.1% | 900 | 4.8 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)
- 21.34%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Oscar Romero Catholic School2.2 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
The Littlehampton Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Littlehampton
-
Durrington High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Worthing High School4.5 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Bohunt School Worthing4.8 miles
Secondary · Worthing
Other schools in Littlehampton
- The Littlehampton Academy Secondary
- East Preston Infant School Primary
- East Preston Junior School Primary
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primary
- Lyminster Primary School Primary
- River Beach Primary School Primary
- Rustington Community Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primary
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Angmering School teach?
- The Angmering School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Littlehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Angmering School?
- The headteacher of The Angmering School is Mr Simon Liley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Angmering School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Angmering School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Angmering School?
- The Angmering School has 1,360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Angmering School full?
- The Angmering School has capacity for 1,451 pupils and 1,360 on roll (94%), 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 The Angmering School a faith school?
- No. The Angmering School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Angmering School a selective school?
- No. The Angmering School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does The Angmering School have?
- The schools register lists The Angmering School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Angmering School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Angmering School rank locally?
- The Angmering School ranked 32nd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Angmering School's absence rate?
- The Angmering School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Angmering School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Angmering School'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.