Peacehaven Community School

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Peacehaven Community School
Address
Peacehaven Community School
Greenwich Way

Peacehaven
,
East Sussex
,
BN10 8RB

England
Coordinates 50°47′46″N0°00′11″E / 50.79611°N 0.00304°E / 50.79611; 0.00304
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Aspire, Believe, Contribute, Achieve "
Established2001
Local authority East Sussex
Department for Education URN 144661 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head of school Rachel Henocq
Executive headteacher Lisa Leung
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment889 as of April 2016
HousesJevington, Wilmington, Firle, Alfriston
Multi-academy trust affiliationSwale Academies Trust
Website http://www.phcs.org.uk/

Peacehaven Community School is a mixed secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds in Peacehaven, East Sussex in the United Kingdom.

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The school was opened in 2001 following a 40-year campaign by the local community for a secondary school in Peacehaven. [1]

It is an academy administered and governed by the Swale Academies Trust, a status it gained in September 2019. The current head of school was Darren Warner-Swan with Liza Leung as executive headteacher on behalf of the trust. [2]

Previously, it was a foundation school administered by East Sussex County Council and the Peacehaven Co-operative Learning Trust, with governance of the school being undertaken by an interim executive board between 2013 until 2018. [3]

Ofsted inspections

The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2013 [4] and again in 2016. For both inspections, the school was awarded a grade 3 or 'requires improvement' mark overall, [5] despite previously being a 'good' school. [6] This was reflected in the then-latest exam results, released in August 2016, which showed only 38% of students achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) inc. English and maths [7] compared to the 53% national average. This was 4 points down on the previous year from 42%, despite local authority intervention in the governance of the school and consultation and guidance of the Swale Academies Trust. [8]

It was once again inspected in October 2018, and was awarded a grade 2 or 'good' mark overall. [9]

Following the academisation of the school, it has not yet had another inspection. [10]

Summary table of Ofsted inspections
Year inspectedOfsted gradeHeadteacher
2018GoodRachel Joseph [11]
2016Requires improvementAusten Hindman [12]
2013Requires improvementNicky Bassett [13]
2011GoodHelen Cryer [14]
2008GoodHelen Cryer [15]

Academy conversion controversy

Prior to being converted to academy status, parents and teachers went on strike in opposition over the plans, citing concerns such as a gender pay gap at the Swale Academies Trust and the way in which the conversion was imposed upon the school by an interim education board, garnering national press attention.

East Sussex County Council and the interim education board defended their decision, arguing "It remains our view and view of the Interim Executive Board (IEB) that this is the right course of action to secure strong leadership and continued improvements at the school." [16]

Local MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle also campaigned heavily against academisation. [17]

Nevertheless, the academisation process was completed in September 2019. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peacehaven parents stage day of action to save local schools". The Guardian. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "About". www.phcs.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.phcs.org.uk/downloads/pcs_governance_parent_letter.pdf [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2289249/urn/131601.pdf [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2565310/urn/131601.pdf [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/905951/urn/131601.pdf [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Peacehaven Community School". Schools Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Peacehaven Community School catchment area and reviews | School Guide".
  9. ↑ "Ofsted | Peacehaven Community School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Ofsted Communications Team (8 August 2020). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50037192 [ bare URL PDF ]
  12. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2565310 [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2289249 [ bare URL PDF ]
  14. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/1964705 [ bare URL PDF ]
  15. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/905951 [ bare URL PDF ]
  16. ↑ "Staff and teachers on strike over school's academy conversion plan". The Argus. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "School takeover complete after long-running disputes: 'It's shameful'". The Argus. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "School takeover complete after long-running disputes: 'It's shameful'". The Argus. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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