Shoreham Academy
Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
1,759 pupils · 103% of 1,700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2024, published 18 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 47.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 325 | 350 | 624 | 325 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 294 | 311 | 559 | 294 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 280 | 350 | 642 | 280 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 316 | 344 | 661 | 316 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 300 | 377 | 683 | 300 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 291 | 343 | 677 | 291 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 295 | 345 | 632 | 295 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 298 | 361 | 644 | 298 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King's School 4.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Blatchington Mill School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 4.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Sir Robert Woodard Academy 6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 6.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.