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.
| Seaford Head School | |
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Arundel Road , , BN25 4LX England | |
| Coordinates | 50°46′15″N 0°07′05″E / 50.77075°N 0.11794°E |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achieving Excellence Together |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Department for Education URN | 138473 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Teacher | Robert Ellis |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1075 |
| Colour(s) | Navy, light blue, green |
| Website | http://www.seafordhead.org |
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 was reassessed in 2017 and deemed “outstanding”.[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 Arts 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.[citation needed]
Criticism
editIn 2015, the school was criticised for requiring its students to purchase and wear a specific backpack.[5]
In 2016, Rosalind Ramsey, former head of science, was struck off for kissing a pupil. Ramsey instigated Facebook contact with the pupil and met him three times out of school.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "School backs uniform policy despite petition". The Argus. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Seaford Head teacher Rosalind Ramsey struck off for kissing pupil". BBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
External links
edit- Seaford Head School
- Seaford Head School at East Sussex County Council
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