Steyning Grammar School
Shooting Field, Steyning, BN44 3RX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Aidan Timmons
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Bohunt Education Trust
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,455
- Pupils on roll
- 1,775
- URN
- 148221
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903814555
About this school
Steyning Grammar School is a Church of England secondary academy in Steyning. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,775 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 357 | 367 | 359 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 45.1 | 48.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.15 to +0.16 | -0.02 -0.17 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 43.9% | 49.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 65.1% | 72.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 54% | 56% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.1 | 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 Steyning Grammar 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 | 46.6 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,206 |
| 2023/24 | 2,116 |
| 2024/25 | 1,944 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Steyning Grammar School compares
Steyning Grammar School ranked 16th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.7 | 9.3% | 14.1% | 1,775 | — |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy | 42.1 | 9.3% | 18.9% | 1,427 | 4.0 miles |
| Bohunt School Worthing | 46.7 | 8.3% | 18.1% | 900 | 5.1 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | 41.7 | 11.1% | 25.2% | 780 | 5.2 miles |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | 52.1 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 5.2 miles |
| Worthing High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 15.7% | 1,050 | 5.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 25 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.12%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.29%
- Persistent absence
- 27.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Sompting
-
Bohunt School Worthing5.1 miles
Secondary · Worthing
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St Andrew's CofE High School5.2 miles
Secondary · Worthing
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing5.2 miles
Secondary · Worthing
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Worthing High School5.3 miles
Secondary · Worthing
Other schools in Steyning
- Ashurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Steyning CofE Primary School Primary
- Upper Beeding Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Steyning Grammar School teach?
- Steyning Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Steyning.
- Who is the headteacher of Steyning Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Steyning Grammar School is Headteacher Aidan Timmons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Steyning Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Steyning Grammar 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 big is Steyning Grammar School?
- Steyning Grammar School has 1,775 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Steyning Grammar School full?
- Steyning Grammar School has capacity for 2,455 pupils and 1,775 on roll (72%), 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 Steyning Grammar School a faith school?
- Yes. Steyning Grammar School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Is Steyning Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Steyning Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Steyning Grammar School?
- Steyning Grammar School 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 Steyning Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 48.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Steyning Grammar School rank locally?
- Steyning Grammar School ranked 16th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Steyning Grammar School's absence rate?
- Steyning Grammar School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Steyning Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Steyning Grammar 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 10 July 2026.