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The Regis School

Arun, PO21 5LHSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
Progress 8
+0.25
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
274 1st-choice / 291 places
Ranking
#941
of 3,141 nationally

About The Regis School

The Regis School, a large mixed secondary in Arun, West Sussex, was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0. 25, which is classified as ‘Above average’ nationally. This means that, on average, pupils achieve nearly a quarter of a grade more per subject across eight GCSEs than students with similar starting points elsewhere. To put that in context, the average Progress 8 score for secondary schools in West Sussex is 0. 03, so Regis comfortably outperforms the local authority norm. The school ranks 2nd out of 6 schools in the Arun district on this measure, and sits in the top third nationally. Its Attainment 8 score of 44. 7 translates to an average of just under a grade 5 per subject, while 69. 4% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressWestloats Lane, West Sussex, Arun, PO21 5LH
HeadteacherJoanne Lewis
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils1,665
Free School Meals (FSM)24.7%
School Capacity1,665 / 1,800 (93% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 24 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: theregisschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Regis School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.