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| The Weald School | |
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Station Road , , RH14 9RY England | |
| Coordinates | 51°01′00″N 0°27′15″W / 51.01674°N 0.45427°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Established | 1956 |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Department for Education URN | 126068 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Sarah Edwards |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,786 as of January 2023[update] |
| Houses | Thompson, Da Vinci, Blackman, Mercury, Seacole & Attenborough |
| Website | www.theweald.org.uk |
The Weald School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form.[1] It caters for around 1,700 pupils in years 7 to 13, including over 300 in its sixth form. The school opened in 1956, and celebrated its 60th anniversary in the academic year 2016-17. In December 2008 Mr P May, headteacher since 1998, retired and Peter Woodman became the new Head having left RSA Academy Arrow Vale to take up the post.[2] In December 2020 Peter Woodman retired, leaving Mrs Sarah Edwards (previously deputy Headteacher) as interim head teacher. Mrs Sarah Edwards was appointed headteacher in March 2021.
The school is located in the village of Billingshurst, West Sussex, England. Its grounds adjoin the main road through the village, and is shared with the local leisure facilities at Weald Recreation Centre. On 20 September 2008, the Weald Recreation Centre became the Billingshurst Leisure Centre.[3] The Centre is run by Places Leisure (a Places for People subsidiary) on behalf of Horsham District Council.[4]
The Weald admits students from a wide catchment area, reaching north to the Surrey/Sussex Border, south to Bury, west to Midhurst, and even into parts of Horsham.[5]
- ^ "The Weald Community School and Sixth Form - Home".
- ^ "The Weald Community School and Sixth Form - Year 9".
- ^ "New Billingshurst Leisure Centre Opens Saturday 20 September". 15 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Billingshurst Leisure Centre". Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "School catchment areas".