Schools in Worthing
Worthing's 38 schools sit within West Sussex County Council's admissions remit, with catchment boundaries drawn for each of its 24 primary schools based on measured distances from the school gate. Oversubscription at popular primaries such as those near the seafront and in Goring-by-Sea can push offers beyond 1 mile in quieter years, but fell inside 0.8 miles during the 2024 round - so address matters here.
The town's 6 secondary schools include both comprehensive and faith options, and several have their own supplementary information forms for faith criteria. West Sussex publishes its co-ordinated secondary offer on National Offer Day (1 March) and its primary offer on 16 April - use the catchment.school postcode tool to check each school's last-offered distance before applying.
School demand in Worthing
Across the 37 schools in Worthing with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
12 schools in Worthing have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Worthing are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of West Sussex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
18 of the schools in Worthing have a current Ofsted rating, of which 13 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Worthing: 3 oversubscribed (24)
Durrington Infant School
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN13 2JD
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN11 5LQ
Vale School, Worthing
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN14 0DB
Durrington Junior School
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN13 2JD
Thomas A Becket Infant School
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN13 1JB
Thomas A Becket Junior School
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN14 7PR
Homefield Primary School and SSC
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN11 2AA
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN14 8BQ
Bramber Primary School
Primary · Community school
Worthing · BN14 8QB
Ferring C of E Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Worthing · BN12 5DU
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Worthing · BN12 4HD
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN14 0TR
Broadwater CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN14 7TQ
Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN12 4RN
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN12 6LA
Orchards Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN12 6EN
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN13 3QH
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN11 4BD
Downsbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN14 8GD
Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN13 3UU
Whytemead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN14 8LH
Heene CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN11 4BB
Hawthorns Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN13 3EZ
Orchards Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN12 6EN
Secondary Schools in Worthing (6)
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school
Worthing · BN11 2JX
St Andrew's CofE High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN14 8BG
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Worthing · BN12 5AF
Worthing High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN14 7AR
Bohunt School Worthing
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Worthing · BN14 8AH
Durrington High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Worthing · BN13 1JX
Other Schools in Worthing (8)
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Not applicable · Other independent school
Worthing · BN14 8HU
Palatine Primary School
Not applicable · Community special school
Worthing · BN12 6JP
Oak Grove College
Not applicable · Community special school
Worthing · BN13 1JX
Seadown School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Worthing · BN11 2BE
Educate U
Not applicable · Other independent school
Worthing · BN11 1BG
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Worthing · BN11 2LY
Courtlands Independent Special School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Worthing · BN12 4NG
Brighton Forward Ltd
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Worthing · BN11 1UG
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Worthing are set by West Sussex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.