St Andrew's CofE High School
Sackville Road, Worthing, BN14 8BG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Ms Mia Lowney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 780
- URN
- 126094
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903820676
About this school
St Andrew's CofE High School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 780 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE High School, 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 122 | 107 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 46.3 | 41.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.43 to +0.09 | +0.18 -0.08 to +0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 45.9% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 65.6% | 55.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 22.1% | 26.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 St Andrew's CofE High 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 | 41 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 650 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's CofE High School compares
St Andrew's CofE High School ranked 30th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.7 | 11.1% | 25.2% | 780 | — |
| Bohunt School Worthing | 46.7 | 8.3% | 18.1% | 900 | 0.3 miles |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | 52.1 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 0.5 miles |
| Worthing High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 15.7% | 1,050 | 0.6 miles |
| Durrington High School | 49.8 | 8.9% | 20.2% | 1,572 | 1.8 miles |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy | 42.1 | 9.3% | 18.9% | 1,427 | 1.9 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)
- 25.17%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.06%
- Persistent absence
- 32.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bohunt School Worthing0.3 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing0.5 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Worthing High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Durrington High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Sompting
Other schools in Worthing
St Andrew's CofE High School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Worthing.
- Bohunt School Worthing Secondary
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Secondary
- Durrington High School Secondary
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School Secondary
- Worthing High School Secondary
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Andrew's CofE High School teach?
- St Andrew's CofE High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Worthing.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St Andrew's CofE High School?
- The acting headteacher of St Andrew's CofE High School is Ms Mia Lowney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Andrew's CofE High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE High 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 many pupils are at St Andrew's CofE High School?
- St Andrew's CofE High School has 780 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Andrew's CofE High School full?
- St Andrew's CofE High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 780 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 St Andrew's CofE High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's CofE High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Is St Andrew's CofE High School a selective school?
- No. St Andrew's CofE High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Andrew's CofE High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41 in 2022/23 and 41.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's CofE High School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- St Andrew's CofE High School ranked 30th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's CofE High School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's CofE High School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's CofE High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's CofE High 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.