The Angmering School

The Angmering School is performing well, having achieved a 'Good' rating across all areas in its recent inspection, a significant improvement from its previous inspection which was deemed to 'Require Improvement'. The school offers a calm and orderly environment where students feel safe and are supported in their learning. With a strong commitment to inclusion, all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are thriving under the guidance of well-trained staff. The school has a robust curriculum that is ambitious, fostering positive academic outcomes for students, particularly in the sixth form where students report high levels of support and achievement.

Strengths

• Strong focus on learning and high-quality pastoral care
• Effective support for students with SEND
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities available
• Ambitious curriculum that includes English Baccalaureate subjects
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective use of assessment to support student learning
• Well-constructed careers programme for students

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, essential knowledge is not planned and sequenced with enough precision

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 The Angmering School attended 89.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.9% 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, 6.5% of pupils at The Angmering School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 8 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 The Angmering School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% 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, 12.1% of pupils at The Angmering School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 41 pupils.

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 The Angmering School received £8,891 and spent £8,673 for each of its 1,360 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £293,000 (£215 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 The Angmering School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Angmering School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was The Angmering School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Angmering School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does The Angmering School have?

The Angmering School has 1,360 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Angmering School cover?

The Angmering School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Angmering School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.8, and 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Angmering School?

The Angmering School is at Station Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN16 4HH.