Schools in West Sussex
339 schools across 37 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 122 of 339 schools here that have a published grade.
West Sussex has 339 schools across 37 towns — 226 primary, 37 secondary, educating around 126,364 pupils. 84% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (103 of 122). There are currently 37 open teaching jobs in West Sussex. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across West Sussex.
West Sussexlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in West Sussex
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in West Sussex
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Downlands Community School57.3Attainment 8
- 2St Paul's Catholic College55.5Attainment 8
- 3St Oscar Romero Catholic School55.1Attainment 8
- 4Shoreham Academy54.8Attainment 8
- 5Tanbridge House School54.2Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in West Sussex
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Adur
Arun
Arundel
Billingshurst
Bognor Regis
Brighton
Burgess Hill
Chichester
Copthorne
Crawley
East Grinstead
Emsworth
Fittleworth
Haslemere
Hassocks
Haywards Heath
Henfield
Horsham
Lancing
Liphook
Liss
Littlehampton
Midhurst
Petersfield
Petworth
Pulborough
Rudgwick
Select
Selsey
Shoreham-by-Sea
Singleton
Sompting
South Harting
Steyning
West Hoathly
West Sussex
Worthing
Outstanding Schools in West Sussex
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, West Sussex· PO19 3HP
1,579 pupils
Attainment 8: 52.6
Trust: BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, West Sussex· BN11 2JX
1,328 pupils
Attainment 8: 52.1
Hazelwick School
Crawley, West Sussex· RH10 1SX
1,890 pupils
Attainment 8: 50.2
Trust: HAZELWICK SCHOOL
Heron Way Primary School
Horsham, West Sussex· RH13 6DJ
418 pupils
KS2: 95% met expected standard
Lindfield Primary Academy
Haywards Heath, West Sussex· RH16 2DX
660 pupils
KS2: 70% met expected standard
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, West Sussex· GU29 9DT
1,158 pupils
Attainment 8: 48.8
Trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST