1
Tanbridge House School
Secondary • Community school • Horsham • West Sussex • RH12 1SR
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in West Sussex
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of West Sussex. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
35
Outstanding
8
Good
22
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 26% · G: 71% · RI: 3% · I: 0%
2
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Worthing • West Sussex • BN11 2JX
Outstanding
3
Midhurst Rother College
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Midhurst • West Sussex • GU29 9DT
Outstanding
4
Shoreham Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Shoreham-by-Sea • West Sussex • BN43 6YT
Outstanding
5
Hazelwick School
Secondary • Academy converter • Crawley • West Sussex • RH10 1SX
Outstanding
6
St Paul's Catholic College
Secondary • Academy converter • Burgess Hill • West Sussex • RH15 8GA
Outstanding
7
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Secondary • Academy converter • Chichester • West Sussex • PO19 3HP
Outstanding
8
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bognor Regis • West Sussex • PO22 0EN
Outstanding
9
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Crawley • West Sussex • RH11 8JE
Good
10
St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Worthing • West Sussex • BN14 8BG
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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