West Sussex schools and admissions data

West Sussex County Council has 280 primary schools and 87 secondary schools. 12% of West Sussex's schools are private schools. 163 state schools in West Sussex follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 124 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in West Sussex

  1. Outstanding 28
  2. Good 211
  3. Requires Improvement 33
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in West Sussex in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Forge Wood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Crawley

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    The Globe Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Lancing

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Worthing

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Southgate Primary

    Academy sponsor led • Southgate, Crawley

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Bohunt Horsham

    Free schools • Horsham

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Kilnwood Vale Primary School

    Free schools • Horsham

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Henfield

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Kingsham Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Chichester

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Slinfold CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Slinfold, Horsham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Jolesfield CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Partridge Green, Horsham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis

    Community school • Bognor Regis

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    East Preston Junior School

    Academy converter • East Preston, Littlehampton

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Clapham, Worthing

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Rake CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Rake, Liss

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Tilgate, Crawley

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    London Meed Community Primary School

    Community school • Burgess Hill

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  17. 17

    Rogate CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Rogate, Petersfield

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Gossops Green Primary

    Academy converter • Gossops Green, Crawley

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Lyminster Primary School

    Community school • Littlehampton

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Glebe Primary School

    Community school • Southwick, Brighton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  1. 1

    Chichester High Schools Sixth Form

    Sixth form centres • Chichester

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Lodge Hill Residential Centre

    Miscellaneous • Watersfield, Pulborough

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Littlehaven Educational Trust

    Miscellaneous • Horsham

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Bohunt School Worthing

    Academy sponsor led • Worthing

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    The Burgess Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Burgess Hill

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    The Angmering School

    Community school • Angmering, Littlehampton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Chichester High School

    Academy converter • Chichester

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    The Academy, Selsey

    Academy sponsor led • Selsey, Chichester

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Thomas Bennett Community College

    Academy converter • Tilgate, Crawley

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Imberhorne School

    Community school • East Grinstead

    Ofsted: Good

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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