School Chooser

Where to live in West Sussex for good schools

Schools in West Sussex average 45 on the School Chooser Score, 101st of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £425,000 (104th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1BN65 primaries, 1 secondary79785 scored851 scoredHassocks Infant School 92Downlands Community School 85
2RH168 primaries, 1 secondary70708 scored701 scoredBlackthorns Community Primary School 93Oathall Community College 70
3BN148 primaries, 3 secondaries64708 scored493 scoredSpringfield Infant School and Nursery 98Worthing High School 57
4BN436 primaries, 1 secondary63586 scored921 scoredSt Peter's Catholic Primary School 86Shoreham Academy 92
5RH1315 primaries, 2 secondaries585815 scored671 scoredHeron Way Primary School 99Millais School 67
6RH157 primaries, 2 secondaries53517 scored602 scoredSt Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 84St Paul's Catholic College 92
7RH1216 primaries, 2 secondaries535216 scored642 scoredSt Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham 86Tanbridge House School 86
8RH1710 primaries, 1 secondary535010 scored771 scoredHoly Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield 96Warden Park Secondary Academy 77
9RH1112 primaries, 3 secondaries495112 scored352 scoredOur Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School 96St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 48
10RH1910 primaries, 2 secondaries46497 scored382 scoredHalsford Park Primary School 81Imberhorne School 39
11PO218 primaries, 1 secondary44426 scored571 scoredRose Green Junior School 87The Regis School 57
12BN186 primaries, 0 secondaries43435 scored–Arundel CofE Primary School 93–
13RH1019 primaries, 4 secondaries424217 scored434 scoredMaidenbower Infant School and Nursery 91Hazelwick School 79
14BN114 primaries, 1 secondary42324 scored821 scoredElm Grove Primary School, Worthing 60Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 82
15BN136 primaries, 1 secondary41365 scored631 scoredDurrington Junior School 73Durrington High School 63
16PO189 primaries, 0 secondaries39398 scored–Singleton CofE Primary School 79–
17PO199 primaries, 2 secondaries39368 scored522 scoredFishbourne CofE Primary School 93Bishop Luffa School, Chichester 82
18BN126 primaries, 1 secondary39306 scored931 scoredGoring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 70St Oscar Romero Catholic School 93
19BN154 primaries, 1 secondary37354 scored451 scoredSeaside Primary School 85The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 45
20PO225 primaries, 2 secondaries37325 scored502 scoredBarnham Primary School 73St Philip Howard Catholic School 81
21PO2011 primaries, 3 secondaries363311 scored463 scoredAldingbourne Primary School 65Chichester Free School 59
22RH144 primaries, 1 secondary34264 scored691 scoredWisborough Green Primary School 35Weald School, The 69
23PO106 primaries, 1 secondary33356 scored221 scoredSt James Church of England Controlled Primary School 58Bourne Community College 22
24GU284 primaries, 0 secondaries33334 scored–Petworth Cof E Primary School 53–
25BN443 primaries, 1 secondary33283 scored461 scoredUpper Beeding Primary School 39Steyning Grammar School 46
26RH209 primaries, 0 secondaries31319 scored–Thakeham Primary School 59–
27BN422 primaries, 0 secondaries30302 scored–Eastbrook Primary Academy 55–
28BN167 primaries, 1 secondary29307 scored241 scoredEast Preston Infant School 64The Angmering School 24
29GU293 primaries, 1 secondary2473 scored781 scoredMidhurst CofE Primary School 11Midhurst Rother College 78
30BN175 primaries, 1 secondary24275 scored71 scoredSt Mary's CofE Primary School 38The Littlehampton Academy 7
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.