Downlands Community School
| Downlands Community School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Dale Avenue , , BN6 8LP England | |
| Coordinates | 50°55′17″N 0°08′19″W / 50.92129°N 0.13871°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Department for Education URN | 126087 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Matthew Ashdown[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1255 |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Website | www |
Downlands Community School is a maintained comprehensive secondary school in Hassocks, West Sussex, England, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It has about 1200 pupils. In October 2022, Ofsted inspected the school and reported that the school was 'good' in all areas.[3]
Facilities
The school has a maths block, sports hall[4] and a generation three AstroTurf open air training pitch.[5] The sports hall and astroturf pitch are managed, on behalf of the school, by Freedom Leisure and are used by the local community after school hours.[6][7]
Academic achievement
In 2016 the school achieved 76% of pupils with the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Head's Welcome". Downlands Community School. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 17 December 2020.
- ^ [email protected], Ofsted Communications Team (25 July 2022). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Downlands School Sports Hall, Hassocks | Education Projects | John Packer Associates". Jpa.uk.com.
- ^ Petworth Schools
- ^ "hassocks sports centre, freedom leisure hassocks, downlands community school". Freedom-leisure.co.uk.
- ^ Freedom Leisure | Hassocks | We'll show you how Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Education | League Tables | Performance results for Downlands Community School". BBC News. 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in West Sussex". BBC News. 13 January 2010.