Davison High School

Davison High School is a girls' Church of England secondary school serving pupils aged 11 to 16 in Worthing, West Sussex, England. In its last inspection the school was judged by OFSTED as Outstanding. The school accommodates around 1320 girls^[1] across five year groups.

Davison Church of England High School for Girls
Location
Selborne Road Worthing , West Sussex , BN11 2JX England
Coordinates	50°49′10″N 0°21′22″W
Information
Type	Voluntary controlled school
Motto	Ora et Labora ('Pray and Work').
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Founder	Rev Davison 1812
Local authority	West Sussex
Department for Education URN	126093 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Christopher Keating
Gender	AFAB/ Female
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1320
Colour(s)	Navy blue and red
Website	http://www.davison.w-sussex.sch.uk/

The original Davison School was a boys' school, opened on Chapel Road in 1812 and named after the Reverend William Davison, the first chaplain of St Paul's Church, Worthing. The school moved to its current site off Selborne Road in 1960.^[2] The culverted Teville Stream, once known as the Selbourne, flows under the school's playing fields.

The school is the home of the Davison Worthing Youth Concert Band which gives opportunities to any age or ability to join.

Notable former pupils

• Prof Emma Bunce, Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics at the University of Leicester, won the Chapman Medal in 2018