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%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
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
School 39%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
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% |