OFSTED
8 March 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,679
1,679 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
820
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
859
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
below England
School
24.6%
Arun
19.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.1 pts
below England
School
18.2%
Arun
12.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Arun
1.3%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.8%
1,289
Any other White background
13.4%
225
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
32
African
1.3%
21
Any other Asian background
1.1%
18
Bangladeshi
1.1%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.5%
294 of
1,679 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.6
4.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.25 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.05%
Arun
6.47%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.51 pts
higher than
England
School
23.33%
Arun
16.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
2.84%
Arun
1.75%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.3%
1.0 pts
above England
The Regis School
93.3%
Arun
94.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.