Willingdon Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 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
- 1051 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 90.8%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 22 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 197 |
Admissions
Willingdon Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 301
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 130 110 |
| Year 8 | 210 113 97 |
| Year 9 | 209 110 99 |
| Year 10 | 198 110 88 |
| Year 11 | 194 102 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |