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School Atlas lists 225 state primary schools, 37 state secondary schools, 3 all-through schools, 12 special schools, 2 alternative provision schools and 4 post-16 schools and colleges in West Sussex. It also lists 49 independent schools and 395 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 103 have a religious character: 80 Church of England, 19 Roman Catholic, 3 Christian and 1 Quaker.
Of the 265 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in West Sussex, 160 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 10 Outstanding, 145 Good and 5 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 31 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 1 school in West Sussex. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 166 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.