Warden Park Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 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
- 1538 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 79.8%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
African 1.4%
Other 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.58
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 81 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 93 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 154 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 92 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 58 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 75 |
| Dance | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Warden Park Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 319
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 340
- 2nd preference
- 291
- 3rd preference
- 172
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 303
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 311 169 142 |
| Year 8 | 307 173 134 |
| Year 9 | 328 172 156 |
| Year 10 | 297 172 125 |
| Year 11 | 295 156 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |