Oak Grove College
The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Phillip Potter
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 276
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 126161
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903708870
About this school
Oak Grove College is a community special school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 274 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 38 | 43 | 49 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.6 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.61 -2.04 to -1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
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 Oak Grove 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.16%
- Persistent absence
- 33.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Palatine Primary School0.2 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Courtlands Independent Special School1.2 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing1.6 miles
Independent schools · Worthing
-
Brighton Forward Ltd1.7 miles
Other types · Worthing
-
Our Lady of Sion School1.7 miles
Independent schools · West Sussex
Other schools in Worthing
- Brighton Forward Ltd Other types
- Courtlands Independent Special School Special schools
- Palatine Primary School Special schools
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre Special schools
- Seadown School Special schools
- 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 year groups does Oak Grove College teach?
- Oak Grove College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Grove College?
- The headteacher of Oak Grove College is Mr Phillip Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Grove College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Grove 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 big is Oak Grove College?
- Oak Grove College has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Oak Grove College full?
- Oak Grove College has capacity for 276 pupils and 274 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oak Grove College a faith school?
- No. Oak Grove College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Oak Grove College have?
- The schools register lists Oak Grove College's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Oak Grove College's absence rate?
- Oak Grove College's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Grove College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Grove 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.