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Steyning Grammar School

Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX ·

Report card: expected standard· 2026Church of England

At a glance

A state Church of England secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Steyning. Ofsted report card (March 2026): expected standard. GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 48.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 244 families put it first for 268 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,775
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: West Sussex
Academy trust: BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher: Headteacher Aidan Timmons
Opened: Dec 2020
Boarding: Boarding school

School website 01903814555 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 3 Mar 2026Published 8 May 2026

SafeguardingMet
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Report cards grade each area separately on a five-point scale, from Urgent improvement to Exceptional. There is no single overall grade, and results are not directly comparable with earlier grades such as “Good”.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 359 pupils

Attainment 8

48.7

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

49.3%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

72.1%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.02

2023/24 · CI -0.17 to 0.13

This school

48.7

West Sussex

46.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 126092), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

268

1st preferences

244

All applications

398

1st prefs per place

0.91

Fewer first choices than places

244 of 244 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,944

Capacity

2,455

72% full

Girls / boys

46/54

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14.1%
English as an additional language2.9%
SEN support19.9%
Education, Health and Care plan2.9%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.