The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Upper Boundstone Lane, Sompting, BN15 9QZ
1,427 pupils · 102% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 22 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 76.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 242 | 224 | 447 | 236 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 229 | 243 | 476 | 229 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 285 | 253 | 502 | 278 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 234 | 270 | 525 | 234 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 314 | 266 | 534 | 301 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 281 | 238 | 509 | 271 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 296 | 219 | 456 | 259 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 315 | 239 | 490 | 278 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 2.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Andrew's CofE High School 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bohunt School Worthing 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Worthing High School 3.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Durrington High School 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shoreham Academy 6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.