Schools in West Sussex
245 schools with published admissions figures
The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.
How the 2026 round went in West Sussex
Primary
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Offered their first choice
92.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.8% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
99.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
8,127
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 92.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 4.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.8%.
The council's primary schools between them had 9,608 places for 8,127 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
87.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 93.3% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
8,765
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 87.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 5.8 points lower than in 2016, when it was 93.3%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 9,806 places for 8,765 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.
If a family is refused a place
In 2026, families in West Sussex lodged 740 appeals about a school place.
501 of them were heard by a panel and 73 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.
The other 239 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.
This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.
Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.
Secondary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester |
1.24 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing |
0.82 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bourne Community College
Emsworth |
0.87 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Chichester High School
Chichester |
0.61 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing |
1.12 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Downlands Community School
Hassocks |
1.07 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Durrington High School
Worthing |
0.88 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis |
0.93 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Hazelwick School
Crawley |
1.40 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley |
0.68 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Ifield Community College
Crawley |
0.89 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Imberhorne School
East Grinstead |
1.00 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst |
0.95 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Millais School
Horsham |
0.62 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Oriel High School
Crawley |
0.95 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Sackville School
East Grinstead |
0.92 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea |
1.08 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing |
0.86 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing |
1.68 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill |
1.55 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis |
1.27 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley |
1.62 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Steyning Grammar School
Steyning |
0.91 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Tanbridge House School
Horsham |
1.16 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Academy, Selsey
Chichester |
0.96 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Angmering School
Littlehampton |
0.82 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill |
0.43 | - | Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Forest School
Horsham |
0.94 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton |
0.84 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| The Regis School
West Sussex |
0.97 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting |
0.93 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley |
0.50 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath |
1.09 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Weald School, The
Billingshurst |
0.94 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Worthing High School
Worthing |
1.04 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
Elsewhere
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