West Sussex schools and admissions data

West Sussex County Council has 280 primary schools and 92 secondary schools. 13% of West Sussex's schools are private schools. 153 state schools in West Sussex follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 134 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in West Sussex

  1. Outstanding 23
  2. Good 224
  3. Requires Improvement 15
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in West Sussex in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Bury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bury, Pulborough

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Blackthorns Community Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Lindfield, Haywards Heath

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Kingslea Primary School

    Community school • Horsham

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Lyminster Primary School

    Community school • Littlehampton

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing

    Community school • Worthing

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Forge Wood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Crawley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Heron Way Primary School

    Community school • Horsham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

    Community school • Bognor Regis

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Rake CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Rake, Liss

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Bohunt Horsham

    Free schools • Horsham

    Ofsted: None

  11. 11

    Leechpool Primary School

    Community school • Horsham

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Turners Hill CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Turners Hill, Crawley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Aldingbourne Primary School

    Community school • Westergate, Chichester

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Easebourne CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Midhurst

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Eastbrook Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Southwick, Brighton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Camelsdale Primary School

    Community school • Camelsdale, Haslemere

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Jessie Younghusband Primary School

    Community school • West Sussex, Chichester

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Arunside School, Horsham

    Community school • Horsham

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Portfield Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Chichester, West Sussex

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    The Laurels Primary School, Worthing

    Academy converter • West Durrington, Worthing

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

    Academy converter • Chichester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Worthing High School

    Academy converter • Worthing

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley

    Voluntary aided school • Crawley

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Philip Howard Catholic School

    Academy converter • Barnham, Bognor Regis

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Tanbridge House School

    Community school • Guildford Road, Horsham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Hazelwick School

    Academy converter • Three Bridges, Crawley

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Bohunt School Worthing

    Academy sponsor led • Worthing

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Downlands Community School

    Community school • Hassocks

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Sackville School

    Community school • East Grinstead

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Shoreham Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Shoreham-by-Sea

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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