Felpham Community College

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Felpham Way
Felpham
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 8EL
Phone 01243826511
Reference Number 126080

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1594
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49%
Girls: 51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 145 161 306
8 144 154 298
9 130 120 250
10 139 137 276
11 133 142 275
12 55 60 115
13 35 39 74

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.3%
White, Other 13.9%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-27
Date Description Report
2024-10-22 School inspection School inspection
2019-03-26 Short inspection Short inspection
2016-01-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-11-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-12-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-30 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-03-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-09-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-10-11 Full inspection Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2021. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 12 9 0 0 0 21
2. My child feels safe at this school. 14 7 0 0 0 21
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 6 14 1 0 0 21
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 13 1 2 2 0 3
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 11 8 2 0 0 21
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 1 11 8 1 0 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. 16 5 0 0 0 21
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 8 9 1 0 3 21
9. My child does well at this school. 13 8 0 0 0 21
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 14 5 2 0 0 21
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 9 12 0 0 0 21
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 5 10 1 0 5 21
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 11 10 0 0 0 21
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 21 0

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 45.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.64 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.54 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 252 15
Third Preference 107 4
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Downview Primary School
Wroxham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8ER
0.32 miles
Edward Bryant School
London Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1BG
0.79 miles
South Bersted CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9PZ
0.84 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Glamis Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1DJ
0.86 miles
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham
Pennyfields, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 6BN
1 miles
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis
Laburnum Grove, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9HT
1.06 miles
Bognor Regis Nursery School
85 Victoria Drive, Bognor Regis, PO21 2TB
1.14 miles
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis
Lethaby Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5EJ
1.65 miles
Southway Primary School
South Way, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5EZ
1.65 miles
Nyewood CofE Infant School, Bognor Regis
Brent Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5NW
1.67 miles
Nyewood CofE Junior School
Brent Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5NW
1.71 miles
Yapton CE Primary School
North End Road, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0DU
2.85 miles
Aldingbourne Primary School
Westergate Street, Westergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3QR
2.85 miles
Rose Green Junior School
Raleigh Road, Rose Green, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 3NA
3 miles
Barnham Primary School
Elm Grove, Barnham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 0HW
3.02 miles
Rose Green Infant School
Hawkins Close, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 3LW
3.05 miles
Eastergate CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Eastergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3UT
3.16 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Brookpit Lane, Clymping, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5QU
3.64 miles
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School
The Street, Walberton, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0PH
4 miles
North Mundham Primary School
School Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1LA
4.71 miles
Name Distance
The Regis School
Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5LH
1.51 miles
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Elm Grove South, Barnham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 0EN
2.84 miles
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3UE
3.3 miles
The Amicus School
The Coach House, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0SX
4.38 miles
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