Best Secondary schools in West Sussex

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 8 Good: 12 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
17 May 2016
Latest inspection
17 Jul 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Tanbridge House School
    Secondary • Community school • Horsham • RH12 1SR

    Last inspected on 17 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
    Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Worthing • BN11 2JX

    Last inspected on 15 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Midhurst Rother College
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Midhurst • GU29 9DT

    Last inspected on 17 Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 4.
    Shoreham Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Shoreham-by-Sea • BN43 6YT

    Last inspected on 18 Mar 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 5.
    Hazelwick School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Crawley • RH10 1SX

    Last inspected on 12 Nov 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 6.
    St Paul's Catholic College
    Secondary • Academy converter • Burgess Hill • RH15 8GA

    Last inspected on 26 Apr 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 7.
    Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
    Secondary • Academy converter • Chichester • PO19 3HP

    Last inspected on 30 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 8.
    St Philip Howard Catholic School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Bognor Regis • PO22 0EN

    Last inspected on 17 May 2016 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 9.
    Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Crawley • RH11 8JE

    Last inspected on 14 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    St Andrew's CofE High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Worthing • BN14 8BG

    Last inspected on 31 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Ormiston Six Villages Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Chichester • PO20 3UE

    Last inspected on 23 Jan 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    The Angmering School
    Secondary • Community school • Littlehampton • BN16 4HH

    Last inspected on 4 Dec 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Thomas Bennett Community College
    Secondary • Academy converter • Crawley • RH10 5AD

    Last inspected on 28 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    Downlands Community School
    Secondary • Community school • Hassocks • BN6 8LP

    Last inspected on 23 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Millais School
    Secondary • Community school • Horsham • RH13 5HR

    Last inspected on 15 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Durrington High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Worthing • BN13 1JX

    Last inspected on 24 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    The Littlehampton Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Littlehampton • BN17 6FE

    Last inspected on 22 Mar 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 18.
    Bourne Community College
    Secondary • Foundation school • Emsworth • PO10 8PJ

    Last inspected on 13 Dec 2021 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 19.
    The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Sompting • BN15 9QZ

    Last inspected on 15 Nov 2021 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 20.
    The Burgess Hill Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Burgess Hill • RH15 9EA

    Last inspected on 21 May 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good