Downlands Community School

Downlands Community School is a maintained comprehensive for pupils aged 11 to 16. It currently caters for around 1200 pupils. In November 2016, Ofsted inspected the school and reported that the school was 'Outstanding' in all areas.

Downlands Community School
Address
Dale Avenue Hassocks , West Sussex , BN6 8LP England
Coordinates	50°55′17″N 0°08′19″W
Information
Type	Co-Educational Secondary School
Local authority	West Sussex
Specialist	Science College
Department for Education URN	126087 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mark Wignall
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1200
Website	http://downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk/

Location

The school is located in the West Sussex village of Hassocks, and has been considerably enlarged in the recent past with the addition of a new maths block, sports hall[1] and generation three AstroTurf open air training pitch.[2] The sports hall and astro turf pitch are managed, on behalf of the school, by Freedom Leisure and are extensively used by the local community out of school hours.[3] [4]

Staff and governors

The current headteacher of the school is Mr Mark Wignall and the Chair of Governors is Di Hunt.

Academic achievement

In 2016 the school achieved 76% of pupils with the equivalent of 5 or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths.[5][6]

References

1. "Downlands School Sports Hall, Hassocks | Education Projects | John Packer Associates". Jpa.uk.com.
2. Petworth Schools
3. "hassocks sports centre, freedom leisure hassocks, downlands community school". Freedom-leisure.co.uk.
4. Freedom Leisure | Hassocks | We'll show you how Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Education | League Tables | Performance results for Downlands Community School". BBC News. 13 January 2010.
6. "Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in West Sussex". BBC News. 13 January 2010.

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