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The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

Academy sponsor led · Sompting · BN15 9QZ

Ages 11–18 · 1,427 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

44.4

Overall absence

9.8%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-13

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.18
−20+2
Attainment 844.4
English & maths grade 5+42%
English & maths grade 4+70%
EBacc entry78%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.3%
Unauthorised5.3%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,345

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

253

Places offered

285

1st-preference offers

253

Total preferences (any rank)
502
Preferred offers (top 3)
278
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

1,427 pupils · 1,400 places

Pupils on roll
1,427
Boys / girls
825 / 602
School capacity
1,400
Capacity fill
1,427 / 1,400 (102%)
Free school meals
19.8%
FSM pupils
256
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Woodard Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mr Kieran Scanlon

Location

Address
Upper Boundstone Lane
Postcode
BN15 9QZ
Town
Sompting
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Adur
Constituency
East Worthing and Shoreham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Sompting, West Sussex, 1,427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.8%. Religious character: Christian.

Open schools in Sompting
1
Secondary schools in Sompting
1
Academies among open schools in Sompting
100% (1)
Open schools in BN15
8
Secondary in BN15
1
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Secondary in West Sussex LA
37

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SomptingNear BN15

  • St Andrew's CofE High School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Worthing · BN14 8BG · West Sussex

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.3
    • P80.2
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence9.6%

    1.9 miles away

  • Bohunt School Worthing

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Worthing · BN14 8AH · West Sussex

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.8
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+47%
    • Absence7.3%

    2.1 miles away

  • Worthing High School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Worthing · BN14 7AR · West Sussex

    Ages 11–16

    • Att848.2
    • P80.1
    • EM5+49%
    • Absence8.9%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Kieran Scanlon
Telephone
01903767434
Website
www.srwa.woodard.co.uk

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