Willingdon Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114592
- Address
- Broad Road, Lower Willingdon, BN20 9QX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1093 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 0.7% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.2% |
| Other White | 1.4% |
| Mixed | 3.6% |
| White British | 89.9% |
| Other Asian | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| African | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Other Black | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 39% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 49% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 45 |
| Local authority average | 43.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.98 |
| Local authority average | 3.8 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 2 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 59 |
Admissions
Willingdon Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 265
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 122 117 |
| Year 8 | 241 134 107 |
| Year 9 | 210 115 95 |
| Year 10 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 11 | 198 111 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |