Shoreham Academy

Shoreham Academy has reaffirmed its status as an outstanding school in its recent inspection, reflecting a high-quality education suitable for all students. The academy successfully implements a well-structured curriculum that enables pupils to excel academically and develop strong personal qualities. The school atmosphere is positive, supported by engaged staff and effective behavior management. With a strong focus on equality, pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), thrive and achieve exemplary results. This inspection marked the first routine assessment for the academy following its exemption status since 2012, providing an insightful context into its sustained excellence.

Strengths

• Rigorous and highly effective curriculum.
• Excellent teaching leading to high pupil achievement.
• Strong focus on personal development and character education.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Consistent high expectations for both academic and behavioral standards.
• Robust professional development for staff.

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 Shoreham Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.0% 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, 3.1% of pupils at Shoreham Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Shoreham Academy had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Shoreham Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.8% 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 2024–25 Shoreham Academy received £8,289 and spent £8,355 for each of its 1,778 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,589,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Shoreham-By-Sea · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Shoreham Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Glebe Primary School Brighton
• Seahaven Academy Newhaven
• The Regis School West Sussex
• Southway Primary School Bognor Regis
• Midhurst Rother College Midhurst
• Beacon View Primary Academy Portsmouth
• The Victory Primary School Portsmouth
• Castle View Academy Portsmouth
• Newstead Wood School Orpington
• Ernest Bevin Academy London

What is Shoreham Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shoreham Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Shoreham Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Shoreham Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Shoreham Academy have?

Shoreham Academy has 1,759 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shoreham Academy cover?

Shoreham Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Shoreham Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.3, and 57% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Shoreham Academy?

Shoreham Academy is at Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6YT.