Secondary
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 1334 of 1350 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
57%
52.1
2nd of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Worthing we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 |
| Entered the EBacc | 23% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60% |
| 22/23 | 62% |
| 23/24 | 60% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.23 |
| 22/23 | +0.45 |
| 23/24 | +0.34 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.7 |
| 22/23 | 54.4 |
| 23/24 | 51.3 |
| 24/25 | 52.1 |
Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
West Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christopher Keating
- Address
- Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX
- Telephone
- 01903233835