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.
Location
The school is located in the
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...
village of
Hassocks
Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields.
Located approximately north of Brighton, with a populatio ...
, and has been considerably enlarged in the recent past with the addition of a new maths block, sports hall and generation three
AstroTurf open air training pitch. 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.
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.
References
External links
Community schools in West Sussex
Secondary schools in West Sussex
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