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Oak Grove College[1]

Special · ages 11–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.6 2023/24[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2023/24[2]
Progress 8
-1.61 2023/24[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2018/19 2[6] 0%[6] -1.65[6]
2017/18 1.5[7] 0%[7] -1.56[7]
2016/17 1.1[8] 0%[8] -1.67[8]
2015/16 3.5[9] -1.52[9]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
84% 2022/23[10]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[10]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[10]
Further education college
45% 2022/23[10]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[10]
Employment
0% 2022/23[10]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 75%[11] 0%[11] 0%[11] 50%[11] 0%[11] 0%[11]
2020/21 97%[12] 0%[12] 0%[12] 59%[12] 0%[12] 0%[12]
2019/20 97%[13] 0%[13] 0%[13] 47%[13] 0%[13] 0%[13]
2018/19 97%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14] 51%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
11 Jun 2024[15]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[15]
Report published
8 Jul 2024[15]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[15]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[15]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
10 Jan 2019[16] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[16] No overall grade[16]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community special school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
276[1]
Local authority
West Sussex[1]
Website
oakgrovecollege.org.uk[1]
District
Worthing[17]
Postcode
BN13 1JX[1]
URN
126161[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
279 2024/25[18]
English as an additional language
7.2% 2024/25[18]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[18]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[18]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
49.8% 2024/25[18]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
83.6%[19]
Mixed
6.2%[19]
Asian
5.5%[19]
Black
3.3%[19]
Any other ethnic group
0.7%[19]
Unclassified
0.7%[19]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2016/17, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.