Downlands Community School, Hassocks

Downlands Community School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (West Sussex). It has 161 staff (about 121 FTEs), including 79 teachers (about 74 FTEs).

Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
2.1		The Burgess Hill Academy
3.2		St Paul's Catholic College
4.2		Patcham High School
4.8		Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
4.9		Chailey School
5.0		Varndean School
5.0		Dorothy Stringer School
5.3		King's School
5.7		Blatchington Mill School
5.7		Warden Park Secondary Academy
5.9		Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
6.0		Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.