Worth School
Roman Catholic co-ed boarding school in West Sussex.
Ideal student
A grounded, polite and quietly ambitious child who will respond well to a values-led school and a strong sense of community. Particularly good for pupils who do not need a hothouse, but do benefit from being well known.
Main sports
Rugby for boys and hockey for girls lead in the winter, with cricket the main summer sport for all.
Stand-out facilities
The new sixth form centre is a real plus, giving the top end of the school a more university-style feel. The performing arts centre is also a strength, and while the campus is not showy, the abbey and wider 500-acre estate give the whole place real atmosphere.
Saturday school
Regular fixtures.
Did you know?
Worth’s roots lie with English Benedictine monks who first established the community in France in 1606, long before the school settled in Sussex.
Our takeaway
A kind, serious-minded school with a strong moral core and none of the flash. Worth feels more about community and decent values than polishing a brand, and that is precisely why many families warm to it.
"At the same time as being an academically selective school, we take nothing for granted, and we work hard to nurture every individual pupil’s desire to do well and enjoy being at school, and to ultimately find through personal exploration their own particular direction in life."
School Information
| Year | A* – A | A* – B |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35 | 66 | 2019 | 28 | 62 | 2022 | 2023 | 61 |
| Year | Average | 7 - 6 | 7 - 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.7 | 2019 | 34.5 | 2022 | 37 | 2023 | 37 | 61 |
| Year | 9 - 8 | 9 - 7 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42 | 64 | 2019 | 36 | 50 | 2022 | 50 | 2023 |
| Destination | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Oxbridge | 2% |
| Sutton 13 The 13 best UK universities based on average rankings from surveys: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Imperial, LSE, Nottingham, Oxford, St Andrews, UCL, Warwick, York. | 20% |
| Other UK Universities | 51% |
| Other US Universities | 5% |
| European Universities | 22% |
