Shoreham College
St Julian's Lane, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6YW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Sarah Bakhtiari
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 494
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 126112
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273592681
About this school
Shoreham College is an independent school in West Sussex. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 331 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Shoreham College under its current framework. 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
Shoreham College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1927, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 44 | 64 | 48 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.6 | 55.3 | 56.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 60.9% | 64.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 81.3% | 85.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 46.9% | 29.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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 Shoreham 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 | 55.6 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 64
Location
Nearby schools
-
Herons Dale School0.8 miles
Special schools · Shoreham-by-Sea
-
Hove Micro-School1.2 miles
Special schools · Southwick
-
Hill Park School1.5 miles
Special schools · Brighton
-
The Lioncare School2.6 miles
Special schools · Hove
-
Lancing College2.7 miles
Independent schools · Lancing
Common questions
- What year groups does Shoreham College teach?
- Shoreham College teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in West Sussex.
- Who is the headmaster of Shoreham College?
- The headmaster of Shoreham College is Mrs Sarah Bakhtiari, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shoreham College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shoreham College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Shoreham College?
- Shoreham College has 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Shoreham College full?
- Shoreham College has capacity for 494 pupils and 331 on roll (67%), 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 Shoreham College a faith school?
- No. Shoreham College has no designated religious character.
- Is Shoreham College a selective school?
- No. Shoreham College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Shoreham College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.6 in 2022/23 and 56.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shoreham College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shoreham 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 24 July 2026.