Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Worthing, BN11 2JX
- Distance
- 2.6km away
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Upper Boundstone Lane, Sompting, BN15 9QZ
Local ranking27th of 40 secondary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 246
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 71.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 27.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
24.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
33
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 108
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1412
- Boys
- 825 (58%)
- Girls
- 602 (42%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (102% full)
- SEND
- 21.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.9%
- EAL
- 5.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.2%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,312/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.5%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.0%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Other: 0.8%
86.5%
White British
3.4%
White Other
1.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Upper Boundstone Lane
Sompting, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 135744
- UKPRN
- 10027237
- Establishment No.
- 6911
- Trust
- WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
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