About West Sussex County Council schools
West Sussex is an English county based on the south coast.
With the picturesque South Downs to the north and beautiful beaches to the south there is lots to see and do in West Sussex.
We have a range of small rural, coastal and urban schools within our county. See below for more information about them.
Nursery schools
No two days are ever the same working with small children. Your role will be to support children with their learning and development and provide a fun and safe environment.
Many nurseries open for longer hours than schools, which means some roles will involve shift work.
Primary schools
We have primary schools that go through from reception to year 6, Infant schools for reception through to year 2 and Junior schools for years 3 to 6.
These schools vary in size, from small primary schools with under 100 pupils to large primary schools with over 600 pupils.
Secondary schools
Secondary schools are from school years 7 to 11. Some of our secondary schools have a sixth form provision, which is for 16 to 19 year-olds for further education such as A-levels.
SEND schools
These schools can be accessed by pupils aged 2 to 19. Different schools cater for various age ranges or for all the age range.
Each school has its own specialism for supporting those with additional needs. Some of our schools focus on different needs such as:
- pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties and associated special needs, including children with medical conditions
- pupils with social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- pupils with moderate, severe, or profound learning needs
- pupils with complex learning difficulties
- pupils with learning difficulties and additional needs