Warden Park Secondary Academy

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Warden Park Secondary Academy
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Warden Park Secondary Academy
New England Road


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England
Coordinates 51°00′15″N0°08′00″W / 51.00412°N 0.13341°W / 51.00412; -0.13341
Information
Type Academy
MottoThe Best from All
Established11 April 1957
Local authority West Sussex
Department for Education URN 137416 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsJonathan Ash-Edwards
HeadteacherDom Kenrick
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolmentc. 1500
Houses5 Houses: Europe, Oceania, Americas, Asia and Africa.
Colour(s)Navy blue, yellow, and black
Website http://www.wardenpark.co.uk/

Warden Park Secondary Academy is a coeducational secondary school based in Cuckfield (near Haywards Heath), West Sussex, England. [1]

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Description

There are approximately 1,500 students at the school, from 11 to 16 years old. The current headteacher is Dom Kenrick, who started in September 2017. The chair of the governing body is Jonathan Ash-Edwards.

The school's 2012 Ofsted report said: "Academic attainment is consistently above average and often high." [2] Its 2015 Ofsted report said: "Staff model respectful behaviour and require high standards." [3]

History

Warden Park Secondary Academy, 2014 Warden Park Secondary Academy Cuckfield geograph-4284955-by-Simon-Carey.jpg
Warden Park Secondary Academy, 2014

The school opened in September 1956 as Cuckfield County Secondary School [4] and was later renamed Warden Park School. It became an academy in September 2011 and was renamed Warden Park Secondary Academy. It is partnered with Warden Park Primary Academy. [5] Both academies are part of the Sussex Learning Trust.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Warden Park School: A specialist school and community learning centre". Warden Park School. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. "Find an inspection report".
  3. "Warden Park Academy Ofsted Report". 1 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. Gill Charles (7 December 2006). "Warden Park in the 1950s: A gallery of images from our archives". Warden Park School. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. "Warden Park Primary Academy".

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