The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Address: Upper Boundstone Lane
Town/City: Sompting
County: West Sussex
Postcode: BN15 9QZ
Country: 60029213
 Telephone Number: 01903 767434
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: Christian
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
Trust: Woodard Academies Trust
Sponsor: Woodard Academies Trust

Staff and pupils

Principal: Mr Kieran Scanlon
Capacity: 1400
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 1287 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.4%

Location and administration

URN: 135744
DfE Number: 938/6911
UKPRN: 10027237
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Adur (E07000223)
Constituency: East Worthing and Shoreham (E14000682)
Electoral Ward: Cokeham (E05007564)

Easting & Northing: 517667E, 105374N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 50' 11.69" N 0° 19' 48.77" W
Plus Code: 9C2XRMP9+JW

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Boundstone Nursery School (0.3km)
  2. The Globe Primary Academy (0.4km)
  3. North Lancing Primary School (0.7km)
  4. Sompting Village Primary School (1.1km)
  5. Springboard Education (1.4km)
  6. Sompting Abbotts School (1.4km)
  7. Seaside Primary School (1.6km)
  8. Lancing College (2.1km)
  9. Bramber Primary School (2.2km)
  10. Downsbrook Primary School (2.5km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Rev Pamela Ann Alden - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 July 2016 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 2 July 2024.
  • Mr Christopher David Bailey - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 March 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 9 March 2025.
  • Mrs Ann Bridges - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 July 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 July 2024.
  • Mr Jim Clarke - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 December 2020 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 16 December 2023.
  • Mr Lloyd Dannatt - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 15 September 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 4 December 2023.
  • Mr Richard Dolan - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 March 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 11 March 2024.
  • Mr David Evans - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 September 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 27 September 2025.
  • Ms Jocelyn Caroline Loader - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2019 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 12 March 2024.
  • Mr Matt Marchant - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 July 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 July 2024.
  • Ms Claire Martin - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 June 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 7 June 2024.
  • Mr Mark Norris - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 October 2020 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 7 October 2023.
  • Mr James Warwick Reynolds - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 January 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 January 2025.
  • Miss Natalie Shepherd - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 March 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 9 March 2026.
  • Mrs Yvonne Wilson - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 July 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 July 2024.