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Willingdon Community School

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Eastbourne BN20 9QX

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  • School Reference Number: 114592
  • Address: Broad Road, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne BN20 9QX
  • Headteacher: Mrs Emily May
  • Telephone: 01323 485254
  • Website: willingdonschool.org.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,053
  • Local Education Authority: East Sussex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/10/2012

Rating published on 25/10/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
13 June 2023 28 July 2023 School inspection
13 June 2017 11 July 2017 Short inspection
3 October 2012 25 October 2012 Full inspection Good
7 January 2011 16 May 2011 Interim assessment
3 June 2009 31 July 2009 Curriculum and development visit
13 February 2008 7 March 2008 Full inspection Good
17 May 2004 22 July 2004 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number114592
Local Authority Code845
Local Authority NameEast Sussex
Establishment Number4039
School / College NameWillingdon Community School
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,053
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,051
Number of Boys565
Number of Girls486
Percentage Free School Meals15.60
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10015514
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date21-01-2025
StreetBroad Road
LocalityLower Willingdon
Address3
TownEastbourne
County (name)East Sussex
PostcodeBN20 9QX
Websitehttp://willingdonschool.org.uk/
Telephone01323485254
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameEmily
Headteacher/Principal last nameMay
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll4
Resourced provision capacity4
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000065
DistrictWealden
Ward CodeE05011651
WardLower Willingdon
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001330
Parliamentary ConstituencyLewes
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000011
Easting557960
Northing103728
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wealden 021
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wealden 021E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code914
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) East Sussex
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100062636648
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004423
LSOA CodeE01021236
Free School Meals164
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN114592
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/114592
LAESTAB8454039
School nameWillingdon Community School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityEast Sussex
Parliamentary constituencyLewes
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBN20 9QX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,051
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10240346
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection114592
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8454039
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionWillingdon Community School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection14/06/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date27/07/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS403244
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/10/2012
Publication date25/10/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection114592
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8454039
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWillingdon Community School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS311655
Previous inspection start date13/02/2008
Previous publication date07/03/2008
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection114592
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8454039
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWillingdon Community School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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