Schools in Worthing

Worthing

Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...

 are provided by West Sussex County Council

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 and by a number of independent providers. Both Non-denominational and Church of England

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 maintained schools are organised along three tier

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 lines, with students transferring from a First school

First School

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 at age 8 to a Middle school

Middle school

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, and then starting Secondary school

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 at age 12. This system was introduced in 1973 as part of a move to reorganise schools to provide comprehensive education across West Sussex.

The local authority provides 22 primary schools (through a combination of first, middle and combined schools) and five secondary schools, alongside a primary and a secondary special school.

Primary schools

Name	Image	Location/Coordinates	Age Range	Approximate Roll	Notes
Bramber First School		Broadwater Broadwater, West Sussex Broadwater is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of... 50°49′57.26"N 0°21′39.69"W	4 - 8	160
Broadwater CE First & Middle School		Broadwater Broadwater, West Sussex Broadwater is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of... 50°49′42.36"N 0°22′38.48"W	4 - 12	500	An infants' school opened in 1817, expanding gradually by 1893 to include juniors. The current building opened in 1937, with the school becoming a first and middle school in 1974.
Chesswood Middle School		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′11.54"N 0°21′44.71"W	8 - 12	480	Original building opened in 1972. Major fire caused closure, and new building opened 1992
Downsbrook Middle School		Broadwater Broadwater, West Sussex Broadwater is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of... 50°49′38.54"N 0°21′53.07"W	8 - 12	460	Originally opened in the 1930s as junior mixed and infant school, the junior school only from 1939. Became Middle school in 1974.
Durrington First School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°50′6.26"N 0°24′16.66"W	4 - 8	280	Opened in 1908 as Durrington mixed and infant council school. Became a separate first school in 1973. Now run under joint headteacher with Durrington Middle School
Durrington Middle School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°50′4"N 0°24′19.75"W	8 - 12	400	Opened in 1908 as Durrington mixed and infant council school. Became a primary school, with new buildings opening in 1971, in preparation for change to First and Middle School in 1973. Now run under joint headteacher with Durrington First School
Elm Grove First School		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°48′55.8"N 0°24′5.26"W	4 - 8	240	Opened in 1905 as Elm Grove mixed and infant council school. Became a first school in 1977, feeding to West Park Middle
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′32.21"N 0°24′45.32"W	4 - 11	200	Opened in 1973
Field Place First School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′32.21"N 0°24′45.32"W	4 - 8	290	Current buildings in use from 1954, having previously been housed in a converted radar station on Palatine Road
Goring-by-Sea CE First School		Goring-by-Sea 50°48′48.38"N 0°25′18.88"W	4 - 8	240	Opened in current buildings in 1961, replacing CofE school dating back to 1844
Hawthorns First School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′42.48"N 0°25′17.49"W	4 - 8	140	Opened in 1977
Heene CE First School		Heene Heene Heene is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A259 road 0.6 miles west of the town centre.Heene comes from the word Hīun or Hīwun meaning family or household.... 50°48′56.53"N 0°22′47.44"W	4 - 8	260	National school opened in Heene Road in 1886. Became First and Middle school in September 1973, with First School opening in new buildings on current site; middle school remained at Heene Road. Repeated delays in relocating the middle school to the current site led to alternative options seeing middle school department closing in July 1986, and students and staff relocating to Thomas A Becket Middle School Thomas A Becket Middle School Thomas A Becket Middle School is a maintained middle school for pupils aged 8 to 12. It currently caters for around 780 pupils. It is the largest middle-deemed-primary school in the United Kingdom in terms of pupils numbers.... .
Laurels First School (The)		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′46.09"N 0°25′35.95"W	4 - 8	140	Opened in 1987
Lyndhurst First School		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′1.61"N 0°21′19.26"W	4 - 8	320	Opened as Lyndhurst Road junior mixed and infant council school in 1936
Orchards Middle School (The)		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′18.15"N 0°25′0.25"W	8 - 12	590	Opened as Maybridge county junior mixed school in 1954, later becoming John Selden Junior School, then middle school.
Palatine School		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′30.23"N 0°24′50.57"W	3 - 11	90	Formerly all-age school for moderate learning difficulties, originally opened as George Pringle school for sub-normal children in 1951. Became primary in 2005.
Springfield First School		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′18.25"N 0°21′51.24"W	4 - 8	180	Opened in 1992.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School		Heene Heene Heene is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A259 road 0.6 miles west of the town centre.Heene comes from the word Hīun or Hīwun meaning family or household.... 50°48′52.84"N 0°22′46.97"W	4 - 11	260	Originally opened in the 1860s, was known between 1877 and 1929. Reopened as St Mary's in 1929 on current site.
Thomas A Becket First School		Tarring Tarring, West Sussex West Tarring is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A2031 road northwest of the town centre. It is officially called West Tarring or, less commonly, Tarring Peverell, to differentiate it from Tarring Neville near Lewes, but is usually called just... 50°49′36.96"N 0°23′42.59"W	4 - 8	590	A school in Tarring dates back as far as 1732. By the late 19th Century the Old Palace was in use as a school. The council took over the school in 1909 as an infant school with a junior department opening on the current site in 1964, the school now operating under its name of Thomas A Becket Primary. The school became a combined first and middle in 1974, separating from its middle school department in 1985.
Thomas A Becket Middle School Thomas A Becket Middle School Thomas A Becket Middle School is a maintained middle school for pupils aged 8 to 12. It currently caters for around 780 pupils. It is the largest middle-deemed-primary school in the United Kingdom in terms of pupils numbers....		Tarring Tarring, West Sussex West Tarring is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A2031 road northwest of the town centre. It is officially called West Tarring or, less commonly, Tarring Peverell, to differentiate it from Tarring Neville near Lewes, but is usually called just... 50°49′40.62"N 0°23′23.78"W	8 - 12	760	Formed from the former middle school departments of Heene First and Thomas A Becket First in 1985.
Vale First and Middle School (The)		Findon Valley Findon Valley Findon Valley is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A24 road 2.9 miles north of the town centre.... 50°50′54.12"N 0°24′3.49"W	4 - 12	610	Opened as The Vale county junior mixed and infant school in 1951, later becoming first and middle school.
West Park CE First and Middle School (The)		Goring-by-Sea 50°48′50.19"N 0°24′57.99"W	4 - 12	780	Opened as separate schools in 1952/3. Became first and middle schools respectively in 1974, gaining controlled status in 1977 and merging in 1995.
Whytemead First School		Broadwater Broadwater, West Sussex Broadwater is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of... 50°49′37.39"N 0°21′58.23"W	4 - 8	230	Opened in 1939 as infants school.

Secondary schools

Name	Image	Location/Coordinates	Age Range	Approximate Roll	Notes
Chatsmore Catholic High School Chatsmore Catholic High School Chatsmore Catholic High School is an 11-16, mixed comprehensive school located in Goring By Sea, Worthing, West Sussex. The school holds specialist Arts College status.The Head Teacher is Mr Michael Madden, NPQH...		Goring-by-Sea 50°48′59.19"N 0°26′3.57"W	11 - 16	610	Opened as St Mary's Roman Catholic secondary modern school in 1957 Changed name in 1973.
Davison CE High School for Girls Davison High School, Worthing Davison High School is a girls' Church of England secondary school serving pupils aged 11 to 16 in Worthing, West Sussex. The school accommodates around 1080 girls across five year groups and was formed as an offshoot of St Andrews High School for Boys in the early 20th century with Mrs...		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′10.03"N 0°21′21.58"W	11 - 16	1070	Opened for senior girls in 1927, following on from several schools taking the Davison name after local reverend William Davison. Became a secondary modern school Secondary modern school A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...  in 1944, then comprehensive girls' school again in 1973, having moved to its current site in 1960.
Durrington High School Durrington High School Durrington High School is a community Secondary school located in Worthing, West Sussex. The school has operated as a high school since 1973, and serves around 1350 pupils aged 12 to 16 across four year groups as part of Worthing's three-tier provision...		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′39.36"N 0°24′26.78"W	12 - 16	1360	Formed in 1974 from merger of Worthing technical high school (formerly Worthing junior technical school for building, opened 1949) and Worthing county secondary girls' school (formerly Sussex Road Board School, opened 1902).
Oak Grove College		Durrington Durrington, West Sussex Durrington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It is situated near the A27 road, northwest of the town centre.Durrington means 'Dēora's farmstead', Dēora presumably being the name of a Saxon settler... 50°49′38.09"N 0°24′35.89"W	11 - 19	240	Formerley Highdown all-age Special School, became wide-spectrum special school in 2005
St Andrews High School for Boys		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′18.96"N 0°22′2.17"W	11 - 16	730	Opened as a private mixed and infant school in 1897, becoming a senior boys' school in 1927. Acted as secondary modern school from 1944 to 1973, when it became comprehensive high school. Based at current site since 1965.
Worthing High School Worthing High School Worthing High School is a Foundation trust comprehensive school located in Worthing, West Sussex. It caters for academic years 8-11 and has some 900 children on roll. The school is a specialist Business and Enterprise College.-History:...		Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester... 50°49′21.89"N 0°22′49.6"W	12 - 16	900	Council school opened in 1914 on current site. Served as grammar school from 1944 to 1973, then becoming' girls comprehensive. Merged with Tarring boys' school to form current comprehensive in early 1980s.

Independent schools

Name	Status	Age Range	Approximate Roll	Notes
Broadwater Manor School	Day Day school A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...  Prep school Preparatory school (UK) In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...	3 - 13	240	Founded 1930
Our Lady of Sion School Our Lady of Sion School Our Lady of Sion School, commonly known as Sion School or just Sion, is a privately-funded and independent school for male and female students, founded in Worthing, West Sussex, England in 1862 by the Sisters of Sion....	Day Day school A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...  Prep Preparatory school (UK) In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...  & Senior school	2 - 19	510	Founded 1862

External links

• List of educational establishments in Worthing (West Sussex County Council)