Warden Park Secondary Academy
| Warden Park Academy | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | The Best from All |
| Established | 11 April 1957 |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Specialist | Maths and Computing College, Language College and Sports and ICT. |
| Department for Education URN | 126086 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Jonathan Ash-Edwards |
| Headteacher | Jonathan Morris |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | c. 1500 |
| Houses | 5 Houses: Junior, Downs, Beacon, Coombe and Forest |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, yellow, and black |
| Website | http://www.wardenpark.co.uk/ |
Warden Park is a specialist secondary school based in Cuckfield, West Sussex. It specializes in mathematics, ICT, modern foreign languages and sports.[1] There are approximately 1500 students at the school, from 11 to 16 years old. The current headteacher is Jonathan Morris, who started in January 2014. The chair of the governing body is Jonathan Ash-Edwards.[2]
The school's 2012 Ofsted report said: "Academic attainment is consistently above average and often high." [3] Its 2015 Ofsted report said: "Staff model respectful behaviour and require high standards."[4]
The school opened in September 1956 as Cuckfield County Secondary School [5] and became an academy in September 2011. It is partnered with Warden Park Primary Academy.[6] Both academies are part of the Warden Park Academy Trust.
Notable alumni
- Gwendoline Christie, actress
- Richard Osman, television presenter
- James Thorpe, cricketer for Sussex
References
- ^ "Warden Park School: A specialist school and community learning centre". Warden Park School. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Minutes of the meeting of the governing body held on 1 April 2010
- ^ http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/index.php?q=filedownloading/&id=2008105&type=1&refer=0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Warden Park Academy Ofsted Report 2015".
- ^ Gill Charles (7 December 2006). "Warden Park in the 1950s: A gallery of images from our archives". Warden Park School. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Warden Park Primary Academy".
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