Schools in Worthing

About schools in Worthing

Most of the 38 schools listed in Worthing are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another six schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 21 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

49.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools24

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bramber Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Broadwater CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  11%

  expected standard
• Downsbrook Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Durrington Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Durrington Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Ferring C of E Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Hawthorns Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Heene CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Homefield Primary School and SSC

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Orchards Infant School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 7

• Orchards Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Springfield Infant School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• The Laurels Primary School, Worthing

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Thomas A Becket Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Thomas A Becket Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Vale School, Worthing

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Whytemead Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard

Secondary schools6

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bohunt School Worthing

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  46.7

  Attainment 8
• Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

  52.1

  Attainment 8
• Durrington High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.8

  Attainment 8
• St Andrew's CofE High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  41.7

  Attainment 8
• St Oscar Romero Catholic School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  55.1

  Attainment 8
• Worthing High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision6

• Brighton Forward Ltd

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Courtlands Independent Special School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Oak Grove College

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Palatine Primary School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Seadown School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 16

Independent schools2

• Educate U

  Other independent school · Ages 5 to 16

• Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13

Common questions about schools in Worthing

How many schools are in Worthing?

OfferDay lists 38 schools in Worthing, including 24 primary schools and six secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Worthing?

Every school in Worthing is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Worthing?

OfferDay ranks schools in Worthing where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 29 July 2026.