Downlands Community School

50°55′17″N 0°08′19″W / 50.92129°N 0.13871°W / 50.92129; -0.13871InformationTypeCommunity schoolLocal authorityWest SussexDepartment for Education URN126087 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherMark WignallGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment1200Websitehttp://downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk/

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

Location

The school is in the West Sussex village of Hassocks, and has a new maths block, a sports hall^[2] and a generation three AstroTurf open air training pitch.^[3] The sports hall and astroturf pitch are managed, on behalf of the school, by Freedom Leisure and are used by the local community after school hours.^{[4] [5]}

Staff and governors

The current headteacher of the school is Mark Wignall and the chair of governors is Di Hunt.

Academic achievement

In 2016 the school achieved 76% of pupils with the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths.^[6][7]

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