The Sir Robert Woodard Academy is a secondary school located in Sompting. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upper Boundstone Lane, Sompting, BN15 9QZ
Website: www.srwa.woodard.co.uk
Telephone: 01903767434
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kieran Scanlon
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135744

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1170
Number of Boys: 645
Number of Girls: 525

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.61 to -0.21
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 160 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.55
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boundstone Nursery School
Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QX
4out of 4 340 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Globe Primary Academy
Irene Avenue , BN15 9NZ
3out of 4 441 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
North Lancing Primary School
Mill Road , Adur BN15 0PT
3out of 4 807 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sompting Village Primary School
White Styles Road , Sompting BN15 0BU
2out of 4 1,147 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Seaside Primary School
Freshbrook Road , BN15 8DL
4out of 4 1,763 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bramber Primary School
Bramber Road , BN14 8QB
3out of 4 2,412 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Upper Boundstone Lane , BN15 9QZ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Selborne Road , BN11 2JX
3out of 4 2,808 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springboard Education
55 South Street , Lancing BN15 8AN
- not rated 1,527 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sompting Abbotts School
Church Lane , Sompting BN15 0AZ
- not rated 1,560 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancing College
, BN15 0RW
- not rated 2,261 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.