Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 296 families put this school as their first choice, and 265 places were offered. 252 of the families who put it first got a place (85%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 4 June 2024. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

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From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary controlled school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1334 (capacity 1350)

Gender

Girls

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chichester

Phone

01903233835

Address

Selborne Road, Worthing, BN11 2JX

Website

davison.w-sussex.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports