Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole Jones
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Bohunt Education Trust
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 900
- URN
- 140424
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903601361
About this school
Bohunt School Worthing is a secondary academy in Worthing. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 900 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bohunt School Worthing, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 October 2023, 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 | 185 | 178 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | 46.8 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.17 to +0.24 | -0.06 -0.28 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 46.6% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 65.2% | 67.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 44.9% | 53.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 Bohunt School Worthing 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 | 47.4 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 922 |
| 2023/24 | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 897 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bohunt School Worthing compares
Bohunt School Worthing ranked 19th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 8.3% | 18.1% | 900 | — |
| Worthing High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 15.7% | 1,050 | 0.3 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | 41.7 | 11.1% | 25.2% | 780 | 0.3 miles |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | 52.1 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 0.9 miles |
| Durrington High School | 49.8 | 8.9% | 20.2% | 1,572 | 1.4 miles |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy | 42.1 | 9.3% | 18.9% | 1,427 | 2.1 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)
- 18.06%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.27%
- Persistent absence
- 23.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Worthing High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Worthing
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St Andrew's CofE High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing0.9 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Durrington High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Sompting
Other schools in Worthing
Bohunt School Worthing ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Worthing.
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Secondary
- Durrington High School Secondary
- St Andrew's CofE 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 Bohunt School Worthing teach?
- Bohunt School Worthing teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Bohunt School Worthing?
- The headteacher of Bohunt School Worthing is Mrs Nicole Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bohunt School Worthing been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bohunt School Worthing, 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 Bohunt School Worthing?
- Bohunt School Worthing has 900 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bohunt School Worthing full?
- Bohunt School Worthing has capacity for 900 pupils and 900 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Bohunt School Worthing a faith school?
- No. Bohunt School Worthing has no designated religious character.
- Is Bohunt School Worthing part of an academy trust?
- Bohunt School Worthing is part of BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bohunt School Worthing's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.4 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bohunt School Worthing compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Bohunt School Worthing ranked 19th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bohunt School Worthing's absence rate?
- Bohunt School Worthing's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bohunt School Worthing's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bohunt School Worthing'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.