86%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
66%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
57.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
76%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1231.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,250
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Downlands Community School · Secondary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
86%
+9pp
86%81%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
66%
+8pp
66%62%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
Attainment 8
57.3
+2.4
57.355.052.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57.3
EBacc entry
76%
+1pp
79%77%74%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
EBacc APS
1231.3
+26.3
1266.31138.21010.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1231.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,250
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LP
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86% | 66% | 57.3 | Not applicable | 76% | 1231.3 | 76% | 1,250 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58% | 54.9 | +0.53 | 74% | 1205.0 | 75% | 1,255 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 62% | 56.0 | +0.51 | 79% | 1234.7 | 79% | 1,225 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 66% | 57.2 | +0.58 | 78% | 1266.3 | 78% | 1,192 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 61% | 52.7 | +0.42 | 79% | 1010.0 | 79% | 1,134 |
| 2017/18 | 79% | 59% | 54.7 | +0.42 | 66% | 1015.4 | 90% | 1,103 |
| 2016/17 | 82% | 65% | 52.2 | +0.22 | 59% | — | 83% | 1,046 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,250 | 17.1 | 23% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 1,255 | 17.3 | 21% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,225 | 16.6 | 16% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 1,192 | 16.2 | 15% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,195 | 16.9 | 15% | 3% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,134 | 17.1 | 13% | 2% | 9% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,103 | 17.8 | 17% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,046 | 18.1 | 20% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.