Oak Grove College
School Name: Oak Grove College Address: The Boulevard Town/City: Worthing County: West Sussex Postcode: BN13 1JX Telephone Number: 01903 708870 Website: oakgrovecollege.org.uk
Phase: Ages 11-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Federation: Thrive Federation
Headteacher: Mr Phillip Potter
Capacity: 276
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 274 (70% boys & 30% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49.4%
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 126161
DfE Number: 938/7010
UKPRN: 10016755
UPRN: 10002291214
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Worthing (E07000229)
Constituency: Worthing West (E14001599)
Electoral Ward: Castle (E05007695)
Easting & Northing: 512104E, 104330N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 49' 41.87" N 0° 24' 34.2" W
Plus Code: 9C2XRHHR+85
DfE Record: View record
- Durrington High School (0.2km)
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing (0.3km)
- Palatine Primary School (0.4km)
- Orchards Junior School (0.8km)
- Orchards Infant School (0.8km)
- Durrington Junior School (0.8km)
- Hawthorns Primary School (0.9km)
- Durrington Infant School (0.9km)
- Thomas A Becket Infant School (1.0km)
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing (1.2km)
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