Willingdon Community School
About the school
Willingdon Community School is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 June 2023
- Published
- 27 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.50%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.70%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 39.40%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.98
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1093
Girls
46.39%
Boys
53.61%
SEN support
17.84%
Education, health and care plan
3.57%
English as an additional language
3.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.58%
Overall absence
7.37
Persistent absence
19.12
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
200
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
9%