The Regis School

The Regis School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The inspection highlighted a strong commitment to instilling aspirational values in pupils, evidenced by a calm learning environment and the school’s achievements, including strong academic results and the UNICEF 'Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award'. The school effectively prepares students for academic success and responsible citizenship, with pupils actively participating in community initiatives and holding leadership roles. This is the first ungraded inspection since 2017, indicating ongoing improvement and adaptation post-COVID-19.

Strengths

• Strong academic performance in GCSE and A-level results.
• Aspirational culture and supportive learning environment.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High-quality careers information and guidance.
• Strong subject knowledge and enthusiastic teaching staff.
• Well-planned personal, social, health, and economic education programme.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not securely embedded in some subjects, affecting pupils' confidence.

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 Regis School attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.3% 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, 3.5% of pupils at The Regis School 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 The Regis School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 14.8% of pupils at The Regis School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.7% 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 The Regis School received £8,794 and spent £8,572 for each of its 1,666 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,489,000 (£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 Bognor Regis · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

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

• Southway Primary School Bognor Regis
• Midhurst Rother College Midhurst
• Beacon View Primary Academy Portsmouth
• The Victory Primary School Portsmouth
• Castle View Academy Portsmouth
• Shoreham Academy Shoreham-By-Sea
• Glebe Primary School Brighton
• Seahaven Academy Newhaven
• Regents Park Community College Southampton
• Avonbourne Boys' Academy Bournemouth

What is The Regis School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Regis School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was The Regis School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Regis School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does The Regis School have?

The Regis School has 1,679 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Regis School cover?

The Regis School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are The Regis School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.9, and 59% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Regis School?

The Regis School is at Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 5LH.