The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

Type	Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	11-18
Religion	Christian
Address	Upper Boundstone Lane Sompting West Sussex BN15 9QZ
Phone	01903767434
Reference Number	135744

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1376
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 56.4% Girls: 43.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	18%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

23.7

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	137	108	245
8	171	116	287
9	140	129	269
10	142	100	242
11	145	117	262
12	12	19	31
13	29	11	40

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	87.8%
White, Other	3.2%
Mixed, Other	1.8%
White & Asian	1.5%
White & Black (African)	1.5%
Unclassified	0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.4%
African	0.4%
Asian, Other	0.4%
Chinese	0.2%
Indian	0.1%
Irish	0.1%
Caribbean	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Good
> Sixth Form Provision	Good
Last Inspection Date	2021-11-16

Date	Description	Report
2021-10-19	School inspection:	School inspection:
2021-07-15	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2021-01-27	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2020-11-26	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2019-07-04	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2018-01-30	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-12-08	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2013-10-01	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2013-05-08	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2013-01-30	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2012-09-12	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2012-05-02	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2011-11-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2010-11-16	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
44.4	Unlock	Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	42%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	64.1%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	26.78	Unlock	Unlock
Average Points (best 3)	25.33	Unlock	Unlock

Grades

	School	Local	Nationwide
Average Grade	C-	B-	C+
Average Grade (best 3)	C-	B-	C+

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	16%	Unlock	Unlock

2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	158	24
Third Preference	91	1
From another Local Authority	2	1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Boundstone Nursery School Upper Boundstone Lane, Lancing, BN15 9QX	0.19 miles
The Globe Primary Academy Irene Avenue, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 9NZ	0.25 miles
North Lancing Primary School Mill Road, Adur, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0PT	0.46 miles
Sompting Village Primary School White Styles Road, Sompting, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 0BU	0.65 miles
Sompting Abbotts School Church Lane, Lancing, BN15 0AZ	0.89 miles
Seaside Primary School Freshbrook Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8DL	1 miles
Bramber Primary School Bramber Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8QB	1.37 miles
Downsbrook Primary School Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8GD	1.56 miles
Whytemead Primary School Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8LH	1.66 miles
Springfield Infant School and Nursery Sackville Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8BQ	1.77 miles
Homefield Primary School 53 Chesswood Road, West Sussex, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2AA	1.79 miles
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8HU	1.98 miles
Broadwater CofE Primary School Rectory Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 7TQ	2.11 miles
Swiss Gardens Primary School Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5WH	2.23 miles
Heene CofE Primary School Norfolk Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 4BB	2.57 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Cobden Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 4BD	2.58 miles
Buckingham Park Primary School Buckingham Road, Buckingham Park Primary, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5UD	2.61 miles
Thomas A Becket Junior School Glebeside Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 7PR	2.67 miles
Shoreham Beach Primary School Shingle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5RH	2.82 miles
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PE	2.85 miles

Name	Distance
Springboard Education 55 South Street, Lancing, West Sussex, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8AN	0.87 miles
Lancing College	1.29 miles
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Selborne Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2JX	1.6 miles
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre 52 - 54 Windsor Road, Worthing, West Sussex, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2LY	1.75 miles
St Andrew's CofE High School Sackville Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8BG	1.87 miles
Bohunt School Worthing 65a Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8AH	2.06 miles
Seadown School Seadown House, 1a Farncombe Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2BE	2.08 miles
Educate U Unit 2, 58c Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6JT	2.32 miles
Brighton Forward Ltd 28a Teville Road, Worthing, BN11 1UG	2.33 miles
Worthing High School South Farm Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 7AR	2.37 miles
Our Lady of Sion School Our Lady of Sion School, West Sussex, BN11 4BL	2.58 miles
Durrington High School The Boulevard, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1JX	3.38 miles
Oak Grove College The Boulevard, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1JX	3.51 miles
Shoreham College	3.66 miles
Shoreham Academy Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6YT	3.7 miles
Steyning Grammar School Shooting Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX	3.97 miles
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2WS	4.67 miles
St Oscar Romero Catholic School Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 5AF	4.71 miles
Hill Park School Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2FU	4.96 miles

The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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Points

Grades

2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	137	108	245
8	171	116	287
9	140	129	269
10	142	100	242
11	145	117	262
12	12	19	31
13	29	11	40

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	137	108	245
8	171	116	287
9	140	129	269
10	142	100	242
11	145	117	262
12	12	19	31
13	29	11	40

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	137	108	245
8	171	116	287
9	140	129	269
10	142	100	242
11	145	117	262
12	12	19	31
13	29	11	40