The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Upper Boundstone Lane
 Sompting
 West Sussex BN15 9QZ
Telephone: 01903 767434

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Christian
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from Boundstone Community College
Trust: Woodard Academies Trust
Sponsor: Woodard Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Kieran Scanlon (since October 2017)
Previous Headteacher: Peter Midwinter
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 84.52 / 18.29
Non-teaching Staff*: 58.49
Number of pupils: 1412
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.7
Sex: Mixed (57% boys / 43% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.60% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: West Sussex
Electoral Ward: Cokeham
School Number: 9386911

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Boundstone Nursery School (0.1km) show on map
  2. The Globe Primary Academy (0.4km) show on map
  3. North Lancing Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  4. Sompting Village Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Springboard Education (1.2km) show on map
  6. Sompting Abbotts School (1.5km) show on map
  7. Seaside Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  8. Lancing College (2.2km) show on map
  9. Bramber Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  10. Downsbrook Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  11. Davison Church of England High School for Girls (2.5km) show on map
  12. Whytemead Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  13. Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre (2.7km) show on map
  14. St Andrew's CofE High School (2.9km) show on map
  15. Homefield Primary School and SSC (2.9km) show on map
  16. Springfield Infant School and Nursery (2.9km) show on map
  17. Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing (3.1km) show on map
  18. Seadown School (3.1km) show on map
  19. Bohunt School Worthing (3.2km) show on map
  20. Broadwater CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  21. Educate U (3.6km) show on map
  22. Brighton Forward Ltd (3.6km) show on map
  23. Swiss Gardens Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  24. Worthing High School (3.7km) show on map
  25. Heene CofE Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  26. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  27. Our Lady of Sion School (4.0km) show on map
  28. Thomas A Becket Junior School (4.3km) show on map
  29. Buckingham Park Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  30. Shoreham Beach Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  31. Thomas A Becket Infant School (4.7km) show on map
  32. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  33. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  34. Vale School, Worthing (5.1km) show on map
  35. Durrington Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  36. Durrington Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  37. Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing (5.4km) show on map
  38. Oak Grove College (5.6km) show on map
  39. Durrington High School (5.6km) show on map
  40. Palatine Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  41. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing (5.9km) show on map
  42. Shoreham Academy (5.9km) show on map
  43. Shoreham College (5.9km) show on map
  44. Upper Beeding Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  45. Orchards Junior School (6.2km) show on map
  46. Orchards Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  47. Glebe Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  48. Herons Dale School (6.2km) show on map
  49. Holmbush Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  50. Courtlands Independent Special School (6.3km) show on map
  51. West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School (6.4km) show on map
  52. Hawthorns Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  53. Steyning CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  54. Steyning Grammar School (6.5km) show on map
  55. St John the Baptist CofE Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  56. Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  57. The Laurels Primary School, Worthing (6.8km) show on map
  58. Eastbrook Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  59. St Oscar Romero Catholic School (7.5km) show on map
  60. Mile Oak Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  61. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (7.6km) show on map
  62. Hove Micro-School (7.8km) show on map
  63. Peter Gladwin Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  64. Brackenbury Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  65. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  66. Hill Park School (8.2km) show on map
  67. Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  68. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  69. Ferring C of E Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  70. Windlesham House School (8.7km) show on map
  71. Benfield Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  72. St Mary's CofE Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  73. Hangleton Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  74. Goldstone Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  75. Hove Junior School (9.9km) show on map
  76. West Hove Infant School (9.9km) show on map
  77. King's School (10.0km) show on map
  78. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (10.0km) show on map
  79. The Lioncare School (10.1km) show on map
  80. Blatchington Mill School (10.4km) show on map
  81. St Christopher's School (10.5km) show on map
  82. Brighton and Hove Clinic School (10.7km) show on map
  83. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (10.7km) show on map
  84. Aldrington CofE Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  85. St Margaret's CofE Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  86. The Angmering School (10.8km) show on map
  87. East Preston Infant School (10.8km) show on map
  88. East Preston Junior School (10.8km) show on map
  89. Ashurst CofE Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  90. St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  91. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (11.0km) show on map
  92. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  93. Georgian Gardens Community Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  94. St Peter's CofE Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  95. Ashington CofE Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  96. The Montessori Place (11.9km) show on map
  97. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (12.0km) show on map
  98. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (12.1km) show on map
  99. Brunswick Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  100. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (12.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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