Warden Park Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 137416
- Address
- Broad Street, Cuckfield, RH17 5DP
- Website
- http://www.wardenpark.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1526 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 80.5%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 5%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.63
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | AS level | 8 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 88 |
| Biology | GCSE | 211 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 140 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 205 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 58 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
Warden Park Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 294
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 272
- 3rd preference
- 232
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 309 169 140 |
| Year 8 | 326 167 159 |
| Year 9 | 300 174 126 |
| Year 10 | 292 155 137 |
| Year 11 | 299 179 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 7.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |