The Littlehampton Academy
About the school
The Littlehampton Academy is an open secondary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 February 2026
- Published
- 23 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.2
- West Sussex
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.80%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.10%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.60%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.01
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.43
AAB or better
- School
- 11.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1369
Girls
47.04%
Boys
52.96%
SEN support
16.00%
Education, health and care plan
3.87%
English as an additional language
11.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.72%
Overall absence
12.65
Persistent absence
34.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
239
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
58
Sustained education or employment
64%
Higher education
19%
Further education
14%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
31%