Worthing High SchoolDurrington High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worthing.

Summary of the comparison

Worthing High School and Durrington High School are secondary schools in Worthing.

  • Worthing High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Durrington High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Durrington High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Worthing High School was judged Good and Durrington High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Worthing High School and 49.8 for Durrington High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Worthing High School (52.4 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Durrington High School (54.1 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Worthing High School versus Durrington High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorthingWorthing High SchoolWorthingDurrington High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 38 in West Sussex 15th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,055 1,606
Capacity1,122 1,650
LocationWorthing, BN14 7AR Worthing, BN13 1JX
GCSE results
Attainment 848.6 49.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.9% 54.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.8% 74.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc48.3% Stronger figure13.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.40 Stronger figure4.03 4.09
Cohort209 317
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,055 1,606
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 20.2%
English as an additional language8.5% 8.2%
SEN support11.3% 17.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 8.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% Stronger figure24.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Worthing High School

Durrington High School

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