Downlands Community School

Downlands Community School is a maintained comprehensive 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.^[1]

Downlands Community School
Address
Dale Avenue Hassocks , West Sussex , BN6 8LP England
Coordinates	50°55′17″N 0°08′19″W
Information
Type	Community school
Local authority	West Sussex
Department for Education URN	126087 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mark Wignall
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1255
Capacity	1200
Website	www.downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk

The school is currently over capacity by over 55 students as of 15 November 2024. ^[2]

Location

The school is in the West Sussex village of Hassocks, and has a new maths block, a sports hall^[3] and a generation three AstroTurf open air training pitch.^[4] 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.^{[5] [6]}

Staff and governors

The current headteacher of the school is Mr Mark Wignall and the chair of governors is Diana Hunt.

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.^[7][8]