Felpham Community College

Felpham Community College has maintained its standards since the last inspection, providing a large and inclusive environment for its pupils. With a strong emphasis on extra-curricular activities and a commitment to the well-being of all students, the school fosters positive behaviour and a sense of safety among its pupils. Despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has successfully raised attendance and improved the attitudes of students towards learning, ensuring that all groups, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, feel included and supported. However, while there have been marked improvements in standards, some subjects are still not performing at their full potential. Certain pupils are not receiving the necessary support to achieve academically, particularly in terms of addressing misconceptions and providing appropriate challenge. The school is actively working on these areas, aiming to enhance the quality of education further and ensure that every pupil can reach their full potential.

Strengths

• Strong extracurricular activities and a caring environment
• High expectations for pupil behaviour resulting in positive conduct
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Notable improvements in attendance and attitudes to learning
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with an increasing number of pupils taking the English Baccalaureate
• Positive career guidance and support for pupils’ wider development

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of teaching strategies across subjects
• Some pupils not sufficiently challenged in lessons
• Certain misconceptions in knowledge not addressed timely

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Felpham Community College attended 91.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.4% of pupils at Felpham Community College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Felpham Community College had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.3% of pupils at Felpham Community College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Felpham Community College received £7,704 and spent £7,735 for each of its 1,522 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £805,000 (£529 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Felpham Community College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Felpham Community College is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Felpham Community College last inspected by Ofsted?

Felpham Community College was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Felpham Community College have?

Felpham Community College has 1,520 pupils on roll.

What age range does Felpham Community College cover?

Felpham Community College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Felpham Community College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.2, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Felpham Community College?

Felpham Community College is at Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8EL.