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Secondary schools in West Sussex
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
West Sussex has 40 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 8,692 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 88% stayed in education (England 86%): 26% in a school sixth form, 20% at a sixth form college, 41% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 28% of students in West Sussex went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.2 against 46.1 for England; 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: West Sussex against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 8,692 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 26% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in West Sussex
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (40)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Luffa School, ChichesterAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,600 | 90% | 54% | 35% | 2% | 50% | 52.6 | 59% |
| Bohunt HorshamFree schools | 1,294 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.5 | 59% |
| Bohunt School WorthingAcademy sponsor led | 900 | 90% | 1% | 74% | 4% | — | 46.7 | 44% |
| Bourne Community CollegeFoundation school | 692 | 80% | 3% | 76% | 7% | — | 39.1 | 33% |
| Chichester Free SchoolFree schools | 1,118 | 82% | 12% | 69% | 5% | — | 44.9 | 40% |
| Chichester High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,191 | 81% | 29% | 52% | 1% | 49% | 39.0 | 29% |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, WorthingVoluntary controlled school | 1,334 | 90% | 5% | 55% | 2% | — | 52.1 | 57% |
| Downlands Community SchoolCommunity school | 1,250 | 94% | 7% | 26% | 1% | — | 57.3 | 66% |
| Durrington High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,572 | 88% | 1% | 77% | 3% | — | 49.8 | 55% |
| Felpham Community CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,520 | 90% | 47% | 43% | 1% | 45% | 41.9 | 29% |
| Hazelwick SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,913 | 92% | 54% | 22% | 2% | 57% | 50.2 | 46% |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,340 | 89% | 54% | 24% | 2% | 37% | 41.7 | 35% |
| Ifield Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,214 | 87% | 46% | 34% | 2% | 29% | 40.2 | 22% |
| Imberhorne SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,558 | 88% | 59% | 20% | 5% | 53% | 45.1 | 43% |
| Midhurst Rother CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,144 | 87% | 37% | 38% | 2% | 59% | 48.8 | 56% |
| Millais SchoolCommunity school | 896 | 94% | 7% | 17% | — | — | 51.6 | 59% |
| Oathall Community CollegeCommunity school | 1,341 | 90% | 3% | 55% | 1% | — | 51.6 | 58% |
| Oriel High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,441 | 88% | 48% | 25% | 4% | 39% | 45.4 | 43% |
| Ormiston Six Villages AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 731 | 77% | 16% | 60% | 2% | — | 42.8 | 40% |
| Sackville SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,525 | 87% | 53% | 30% | 4% | 34% | 46.1 | 41% |
| Shoreham AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,759 | 87% | 44% | 18% | 3% | 38% | 54.8 | 65% |
| St Andrew's CofE High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 780 | 86% | 1% | 74% | 2% | — | 41.7 | 36% |
| Steyning Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,775 | 87% | 34% | 26% | 2% | 49% | 48.7 | 49% |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,144 | 86% | 2% | 66% | 4% | — | 55.1 | 60% |
| St Paul's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,160 | 97% | 57% | 23% | 1% | 54% | 55.5 | 64% |
| St Philip Howard Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,322 | 93% | 64% | 26% | 3% | 54% | 52.5 | 48% |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,174 | 93% | 58% | 11% | 1% | 52% | 45.5 | 39% |
| Tanbridge House SchoolCommunity school | 1,510 | 89% | 4% | 17% | 2% | — | 54.2 | 59% |
| The Academy, SelseyAcademy sponsor led | 523 | 85% | 11% | 74% | 2% | — | 38.0 | 39% |
| The Angmering SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,360 | 87% | 27% | 59% | 3% | 32% | 41.0 | 36% |
| The Burgess Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 956 | 89% | 6% | 63% | 1% | — | 44.6 | 48% |
| The Forest SchoolAcademy converter | 1,115 | 91% | 6% | 18% | 3% | — | 47.0 | 56% |
| The Gatwick SchoolFree schools | 861 | 90% | 3% | 48% | 0% | — | 39.7 | 30% |
| The Littlehampton AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,324 | 81% | 11% | 67% | 4% | 19% | 37.2 | 32% |
| The Regis SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,679 | 80% | 22% | 58% | 1% | 52% | 43.6 | 44% |
| The Sir Robert Woodard AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,427 | 83% | 17% | 56% | 3% | 39% | 42.1 | 38% |
| Thomas Bennett Community CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,261 | 73% | 30% | 34% | 4% | 30% | 33.1 | 22% |
| Warden Park Secondary AcademyAcademy converter | 1,541 | 91% | 4% | 31% | 1% | — | 52.4 | 58% |
| Weald School, TheCommunity school · sixth form | 1,800 | 91% | 45% | 25% | 1% | 45% | 47.1 | 48% |
| Worthing High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,050 | 92% | — | 78% | 1% | — | 48.6 | 47% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (28)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester College Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 18% | — | — |
| Ardingly Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,056 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 0% |
| Burgess Hill Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | 39.0 | 0% |
| Christ's Hospitalindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 829 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8 | 0% |
| Farlington Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.9 | 0% |
| Great Ballard Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 37.3 | 0% |
| Hurstpierpoint Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,311 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | 0% |
| Lancing Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.8 | 0% |
| Our Lady of Sion Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | 34.6 | 0% |
| Seaford Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 970 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.0 | 0% |
| Shoreham Collegeindependent · Other independent school | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.1 | 65% |
| Slindon Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0 | 13% |
| Worth Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.8 | 0% |
| The College of Richard Collyer In Horshamsixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 44% | — | — |
| Central Education Ltdspecial · Other independent special school | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 0% |
| Cornfield School, Littlehamptonspecial · Community special school | 83 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 0% | — | 5.7 | 0% |
| Farney Close Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.5 | 8% |
| LVS Hassocksspecial · Other independent special school | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.9 | 0% |
| Manor Green Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 210 | 91% | 0% | 56% | 3% | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Muntham House Schoolspecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form | 142 | 100% | 0% | 75% | 0% | — | 18.1 | 6% |
| New Barn Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 | 0% |
| Oak Grove Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 274 | 84% | 0% | 45% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Philpots Manor Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0% |
| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horshamspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 140 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centrespecial · Other independent special school | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.9 | 29% |
| St Anthony's Schoolspecial · Community special school | 254 | 94% | 0% | 67% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Woodlands Meedspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 296 | 100% | 0% | 19% | 0% | — | 0.9 | 0% |
| Littlegreen Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 81 | 85% | 0% | 85% | 0% | — | 2.8 | 0% |