Downlands Community School
Community secondary school in Hassocks (West Sussex).
Attainment 8
58.3
▲ 12.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
68.9%
▲ 23pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.4%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
8.2%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.2%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,250 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jul 2026
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Downlands Community School is a secondary school located in Hassocks, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,250 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,200. The school is led by Mr Matt Ashdown.
Key facts
- URN
- 126087
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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