The Burgess Hill Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 956 pupils
Downlands Community School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8LP
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,250
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,200
Local authority
West Sussex
South East
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Downlands Community School
Downlands Community School is a state secondary school in Hassocks, West Sussex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11).
It has 1,250 pupils on roll and room for 1,200. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Community school
- Pupils on roll
- 1,250
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils
- Free school meals
- 8.20% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 126087
Schools near Downlands Community School
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