Schools in Worthing, West Sussex

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Schools in Worthing are provided by West Sussex County Council and by a number of independent providers. Both non-denominational and Church of England maintained schools were previously organised along three tier lines, with students transferring from a first school at age 8 to a middle school, and then starting High School at age 12. This system was introduced in 1973 as part of a move to reorganise schools to provide comprehensive education across West Sussex. [1] In 2015, schools returned to the more common pattern of transfer at the end of a Key Stage.

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The local authority provides 22 primary schools (through a combination of infant, junior and primary schools) and six high schools, alongside a primary and a secondary special school.

Bohunt School Worthing was established in September 2015 as a mixed secondary school for 900 pupils, as part of the process ending three-tier education in the town. [2]

Maintained schools

Primary schools

NameImageLocation/CoordinatesAge RangeApproximate RollNotes
Bramber Primary School BramberFirstSchool.jpg Broadwater
50°49′57.26″N0°21′39.69″W / 50.8325722°N 0.3610250°W / 50.8325722; -0.3610250 (Bramber First School) 		4–11190The school is expanding to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. It was previously a first school for 4 – 8-year-olds. [3]
Broadwater CE Primary School BroadwaterCEFirstandMiddleSchool.jpg Broadwater
50°49′42.36″N0°22′38.48″W / 50.8284333°N 0.3773556°W / 50.8284333; -0.3773556 (Broadwater Church of England First and Middle School) 		4–11500An 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 between 1974 and 2015. [4] The school is a 420-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
Chesswood Junior School ChesswoodMiddleSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′11.54″N0°21′44.71″W / 50.8198722°N 0.3624194°W / 50.8198722; -0.3624194 (Chesswood Middle School) 		7–11540Original building opened in 1972. [5] Major fire caused closure, and new building opened 1992 [6] From September 2015 the school became a 720-place junior school. [3]
Downsbrook Primary School DownsbrookMiddleSchool.jpg Broadwater
50°49′38.54″N0°21′53.07″W / 50.8273722°N 0.3647417°W / 50.8273722; -0.3647417 (Downsbrook Middle School) 		4–11490Originally opened in the 1930s as junior mixed and infant school, then junior school only from 1939. Became Middle school in 1974. [5] The school introduced its first infant intakes in September 2015 to become a 630-place primary school. [3]
Durrington Infant School DurringtonFirstSchool.jpg Durrington
50°50′6.26″N0°24′16.66″W / 50.8350722°N 0.4046278°W / 50.8350722; -0.4046278 (Durrington First School) 		4–7270Opened in 1908 as Durrington mixed and infant council school. Became a separate first school in 1973. [5] Now run under joint headteacher with Durrington Middle School, the school is a 270-place infant school from September 2015. [3]
Durrington Junior School DurringtonMiddleSchool.jpg Durrington
50°50′4″N0°24′19.75″W / 50.83444°N 0.4054861°W / 50.83444; -0.4054861 (Durrington Middle School) 		7–11360Opened 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. [7] Now run under joint headteacher with Durrington First School, the school is a 360-place junior school since September 2015. [3]
Elm Grove Primary School ElmGroveFirstSchool.jpg Worthing
50°48′55.8″N0°24′5.26″W / 50.815500°N 0.4014611°W / 50.815500; -0.4014611 (Elm Grove First School) 		4–11260Opened in 1905 as Elm Grove mixed and infant council school. Became a first school in 1977, feeding to West Park Middle [5] Following scrapped initial proposals to become an infant school feeding into Thomas A Becket Junior, the school is expanding to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School Durrington
50°49′32.21″N0°24′45.32″W / 50.8256139°N 0.4125889°W / 50.8256139; -0.4125889 (English Martyr's Catholic Primary School) 		4–11210Opened in 1973 [5]
Field Place Infant School FieldPlaceFirstSchool.jpg Durrington
50°49′32.21″N0°24′45.32″W / 50.8256139°N 0.4125889°W / 50.8256139; -0.4125889 (Field Place First School) 		4–7410Current buildings in use from 1954, having previously been housed in a converted radar station on Palatine Road [5] The school lost its Year 3 class to become a 360-place infant school from September 2015. [3]
Goring-by-Sea CE Primary School GoringFirstSchool.jpg Goring-by-Sea
50°48′48.38″N0°25′18.88″W / 50.8134389°N 0.4219111°W / 50.8134389; -0.4219111 (Goring-by-Sea Church of England First School) 		4–11Opened in current buildings in 1961, replacing C of E school dating back to 1844 [8] Initial plans to convert to an infant school were overturned, and as a result the school is expanding to become a 420-place primary school by 2017. [3]
Hawthorns Primary School HawthornsFirstSchool.jpg Durrington
50°49′42.48″N0°25′17.49″W / 50.8284667°N 0.4215250°W / 50.8284667; -0.4215250 (Hawthorns First School) 		4–11170Opened in 1977 [5] The school is expanding to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
Heene CE Primary School HeeneFirstSchool.jpg Heene
50°48′56.53″N0°22′47.44″W / 50.8157028°N 0.3798444°W / 50.8157028; -0.3798444 (Heene Church of England First School) 		4–11320National 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 moving the middle school to the current site led to alternative options seeing middle school department closing in July 1986, and pupils and staff moving to Thomas A Becket Middle School. [9] [10] The school will retain its current pupils until Year 6 to become a 420-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
The Laurels Primary School LaurelsFirstSchool.jpg Durrington
50°49′46.09″N0°25′35.95″W / 50.8294694°N 0.4266528°W / 50.8294694; -0.4266528 (The Laurels First School) 		4–11160Opened in 1987 [11] The school is to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
Lyndhurst Infant School LyndhurstFirstSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′1.61″N0°21′19.26″W / 50.8171139°N 0.3553500°W / 50.8171139; -0.3553500 (Lyndhurst First School) 		4–7360Opened as Lyndhurst Road junior mixed and infant council school in 1936 [5]
The Orchards Junior School OrchardsMiddleSchool.jpg Durrington
50°49′18.15″N0°25′0.25″W / 50.8217083°N 0.4167361°W / 50.8217083; -0.4167361 (The Orchards Middle School) 		7–11590Opened as Maybridge county junior mixed school in 1954, later becoming John Selden Junior School, then middle school. [5] The school is a 480-place junior school from September 2015, with the intention of becoming an academy. [3]
Palatine School Durrington
50°49′30.23″N0°24′50.57″W / 50.8250639°N 0.4140472°W / 50.8250639; -0.4140472 (Palatine Special School) 		3–1190Formerly all-age school for moderate learning difficulties, originally opened as George Pringle school for sub-normal children in 1951. [5] Became primary in 2005. [12]
Springfield Infant School SpringfieldFirstSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′18.25″N0°21′51.24″W / 50.8217361°N 0.3642333°W / 50.8217361; -0.3642333 (Springfield First School) 		4–7200Opened in 1992. [13] The school has now lost its Year 3 classes to become a 180-place infant school from September 2015. [3]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Heene
50°48′52.84″N0°22′46.97″W / 50.8146778°N 0.3797139°W / 50.8146778; -0.3797139 (St Mary's Catholic Primary School) 		4–11280Originally opened in the 1860s, was known between 1877 and 1929. Reopened as St Mary's in 1929 on current site. [5]
Thomas A Becket Infant School ThomasABecketFirstSchool.jpg Tarring
50°49′36.96″N0°23′42.59″W / 50.8269333°N 0.3951639°W / 50.8269333; -0.3951639 (Thomas A Becket First School) 		4–7600A 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 School. The school became a combined first and middle in 1974, separating from its middle school department in 1985. [14] The school is increasing its intake to become a 540-place infant school from September 2015. [3]
Thomas A Becket Junior School ThomasABecketMiddleSchool.jpg Tarring
50°49′40.62″N0°23′23.78″W / 50.8279500°N 0.3899389°W / 50.8279500; -0.3899389 (Thomas A Becket Middle School) 		7–11780Formed from the former middle school departments of Heene First and Thomas A Becket First in 1985. [15] Following changes to the age of transfer the school becomes a 720-place junior school from September 2015. [3]

Thomas A Becket Middle School was the former West Tarring High School for Boys or West Tarring Secondary Modern School, the former school of Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)

Vale School ValeFirstandMiddleSchool.jpg Findon Valley
50°50′54.12″N0°24′3.49″W / 50.8483667°N 0.4009694°W / 50.8483667; -0.4009694 (The Vale First and Middle School) 		4–11680Opened as The Vale county junior mixed and infant school in 1951, later becoming first and middle school. [5] The school no longer has Year 7 pupils becoming a 630-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
West Park CE Primary School WestParkFirstandMiddleSchool.jpg Goring-by-Sea
50°48′50.19″N0°24′57.99″W / 50.8139417°N 0.4161083°W / 50.8139417; -0.4161083 (West Park Church of England First and Middle School) 		4–11780Opened as separate schools in 1952–53. Became first and middle schools respectively in 1974, [5] gaining controlled status in 1977 and merging in 1995. [16] The school is increasing its intake to 4 classes in Reception to become an 840-place primary school from September 2015. [3]
Whytemead Primary School WhytemeadFirstSchool.jpg Broadwater
50°49′37.39″N0°21′58.23″W / 50.8270528°N 0.3661750°W / 50.8270528; -0.3661750 (Whytemead First School) 		4–11300Opened in 1939 as infants school. [5] The school is expanding to become a 315-place primary school from September 2015. [3]

Secondary schools

NameImageLocation/CoordinatesAge RangeApproximate RollNotes
Bohunt School Worthing Worthing
50°49′29.58″N0°22′28.67″W / 50.8248833°N 0.3746306°W / 50.8248833; -0.3746306 (Bohunt School Worthing) 		11–16800Opened on a temporary site in September 2015 as part of change in age of transfer. Intended capacity is 900 when fully open.
Davison CE High School for Girls DavisonHighSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′10.03″N0°21′21.58″W / 50.8194528°N 0.3559944°W / 50.8194528; -0.3559944 (Davison Church of England High School for Girls) 		11–161070Opened for senior girls in 1927, following on from several schools taking the Davison name after local reverend William Davison. Became a secondary modern school in 1944, then comprehensive girls' school again in 1973, having moved to its current site in 1960. [5]
Durrington High School Durringtonhigh.jpg Durrington
50°49′39.36″N0°24′26.78″W / 50.8276000°N 0.4074389°W / 50.8276000; -0.4074389 (Durrington High School) 		11–161650Formed 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). [5]
Oak Grove College Durrington
50°49′38.09″N0°24′35.89″W / 50.8272472°N 0.4099694°W / 50.8272472; -0.4099694 (Oak Grove College) 		11–19240Formerly Highdown All-Age Special School, became Wide-Spectrum Special School in 2005
St Andrew's High School for Boys StAndrewsHighSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′18.96″N0°22′2.17″W / 50.8219333°N 0.3672694°W / 50.8219333; -0.3672694 (St Andrews Church of England High School for Boys) 		11–16730Opened 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. [5]
St Oscar Romero Catholic School ChatsmoreCatholicHighSchool.jpg Goring-by-Sea
50°48′59.19″N0°26′3.57″W / 50.8164417°N 0.4343250°W / 50.8164417; -0.4343250 (Chatsmore Catholic High School) 		11–16610Opened as St Mary's Roman Catholic Secondary Modern School in 1957 Changed name in 1973 to Chatsmore Catholic High School. [5]
Worthing High School WorthingHighSchool.jpg Worthing
50°49′21.89″N0°22′49.6″W / 50.8227472°N 0.380444°W / 50.8227472; -0.380444 (Worthing High School) 		11–16900Council 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 the early 1980s. [5]

Independent schools

NameStatusAge RangeApproximate RollNotes
Broadwater Manor School Day prep school 3–13240Founded 1930
Our Lady of Sion School Day prep & senior school 2–19510Founded 1862
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