Seaford Head School
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| Motto | Achieving Excellence Together |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Head Teacher | Helen Key |
| Location |
Arundel Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4LX England Coordinates: 50°46′15″N 0°07′05″E / 50.77075°N 0.11794°E |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Students | 1075 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Navy, light blue, green |
| Website |
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Seaford Head School (formerly Seaford Head Community College), in Seaford, East Sussex, England, is a co-educational secondary school with academy status for students aged 11 to 16 years, with a sixth form centre for students aged 16 to 18.
The school opened in 1938 as Seaford County Modern School, becoming Seaford County Secondary School in 1949. It became a comprehensive in 1972, became Seaford Head Community College in 1993, acquired Trust status in 2011 and in 2012 became an Academy as Seaford Head School.[1] Due to increasing competition from the larger Sussex Downs College conglomerate, the sixth form closed in 2009; a new Sixth Form Centre opened in 2014.[1][2] The school was in Ofsted special measures from 2004 to 2006.[3] An Ofsted inspection was carried out in October 2010 and the school was judged "Good with many outstanding features" and will be reassessed in the next 5 years (2015 at the latest).[4]
The school is a Specialist Science & Sports College, holding the Sport England Award Sportsmark. It also holds the British Council International School Award and the ArtsMark award from the English Art Council. It is a part of Healthy Schools East Sussex, which promotes healthy eating and lifestyles, and is a member of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Since 2005, the head teacher has been Lynton Golds; during most of 2015 she will be on sabbatical and Helen Key, the deputy head, will be acting head.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 History, Who We Are, Seaford Head School, retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sixth form plan for Seaford gets the go ahead", Sussex Express, 27 October 2013.
- ↑ Ofsted reports, Seaford Head Community College
- ↑ Ofsted report, Seaford Head School, 2010.
- ↑ "Head leaves school to train as Ofsted inspector", The Argus, 2 January 2015.
External links
- Seaford Head School
- Seaford Head School at East Sussex County Council