Argus: Worthing school falls into special measures

The Ofsted report will be published tomorrow, 5th February. Current parents at the school have been invited to attend a briefing at the school on 7th, although Chair of Governors, Tony Cohen, will not be present. Pre-submitted questions will be addressed but not questions from the floor.

We are sure that parents have many questions and concerns to raise for the governors' attention and would encourage you all to submit these as soon as possible.



Argus, 3rd February 2013

A high school has been put into special measures after a damning report by inspectors.

A team from Ofsted said Worthing High School, which has just become an academy, was failing to help pupils achieve their potential.

Inspectors rated Worthing High as inadequate, the lowest level possible, in three out of four categories while the fourth was rated as “requires improvement” – the second lowest level.

Yesterday a spokeswoman for the school refused to comment until the inspection report was officially published on the Ofsted website on Tuesday at 9am.

She said headteacher Carolyn Dickinson would also not discuss the issue.

West Sussex county councillor Bob Smytherman called for the governors of the school to resign and said they should “hang their heads in shame”

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