Midhurst Rother College
North Street, Midhurst, GU29 9DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Stuart Edwards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,144
- URN
- 135760
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730812451
About this school
Midhurst Rother College is a secondary academy in Midhurst. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Midhurst Rother College, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 191 | 214 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | 46.0 | 48.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.54 +0.34 to +0.75 | +0.02 -0.18 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 43.5% | 56.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 63.1% | 75.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 48.6% | 55.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
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 Midhurst Rother 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 | 51.2 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,170 |
| 2023/24 | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 1,158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Midhurst Rother College compares
Midhurst Rother College ranked 15th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.8 | 8.1% | 16.3% | 1,144 | — |
| Bohunt School | 56.3 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 2,012 | 6.8 miles |
| Woolmer Hill School | 56.9 | 6.1% | 12% | 892 | 7.2 miles |
| The Petersfield School | 56.4 | 6.6% | 13.4% | 1,401 | 8.8 miles |
| Oakmoor School | 38.7 | 8.5% | 27.3% | 912 | 9.8 miles |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy | 42.8 | 7.8% | 20.8% | 731 | 10.8 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)
- 16.26%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 19.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bohunt School6.8 miles
Secondary · Liphook
-
Woolmer Hill School7.2 miles
Secondary · Haslemere
-
The Petersfield School8.8 miles
Secondary · Petersfield
-
Oakmoor School9.8 miles
Secondary · Bordon
-
Ormiston Six Villages Academy10.8 miles
Secondary · Chichester
Other schools in Midhurst
- Easebourne CofE Primary School Primary
- Midhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Stedham Primary School Primary
- Conifers House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Midhurst Rother College teach?
- Midhurst Rother College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Midhurst.
- Who is the principal of Midhurst Rother College?
- The principal of Midhurst Rother College is Mr Stuart Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Midhurst Rother College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Midhurst Rother 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 Midhurst Rother College?
- Midhurst Rother College has 1,144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Midhurst Rother College full?
- Midhurst Rother College has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,144 on roll (95%), 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 Midhurst Rother College a faith school?
- No. Midhurst Rother College has no designated religious character.
- Is Midhurst Rother College a selective school?
- No. Midhurst Rother College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Midhurst Rother College part of an academy trust?
- Midhurst Rother College is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Midhurst Rother College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.2 in 2022/23 and 48.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Midhurst Rother College compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Midhurst Rother College ranked 15th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Midhurst Rother College's absence rate?
- Midhurst Rother College's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Midhurst Rother College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Midhurst Rother 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 1 July 2026.