Sir Robert Woodard Academy

Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Established	2009
Type	Academy
Religion	Christian
Principal	Peter Midwinter
Chaplain	Reverend James Di Castiglione
Chair of Governors	Jonathan Prichard^[1]
Location	Upper Boundstone Lane Sompting West Sussex BN15 9QZ England Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 0°19′49″W / 50.83593°N 0.33036°W / 50.83593; -0.33036
Local authority	West Sussex
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Sponsors	Woodard Schools West Sussex County Council
Website	Academy Website

The Sir Robert Woodard Academy is a mixed gender academy, sponsored by Woodard Schools and West Sussex County Council, in Lancing, West Sussex which opened in September 2009. The academy, which serves the communities of Lancing and Sompting, replaced Boundstone Community College, which closed in August 2009.^[2] The academy is named after Robert Woodard, great-grandson of Nathaniel Woodard.

Performing Arts

The Performing Arts at the Academy has long been central to the surrounding communities. There are several bands, choirs and drama and dance groups which endeavour to share a love of the arts with pupils and audiences alike, performing regularly and to a high standard. The school's array of performing arts has a large influence to the local area, all of which can be seen at the yearly January concert at the Worthing Pavilion. This concert features every band associated with the school, from steel to orchestra, and has been a running tradition for many years.

Special Measures

The academy was placed in Special Measures on Friday 6 January 2012, after OFSTED deemed it was making insufficient progress in addressing bad pupil behaviour and low attainment. After intensive changes including a new headmaster, the school came out of Special Measures on 18 October 2013.^[3]

References

↑ February 2009 Newsletter Archived May 30, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Schools close under academy plan". BBC News. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
↑ http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10731641.Sir_Robert_Woodard_Academy_in_Lancing_comes_out_of_special_measures/

External links

Woodard Schools

Owned Schools	Abbots Bromley School for Girls Ardingly College Bloxham School Denstone College Ellesmere College Hurstpierpoint College King's College Lancing College The Peterborough School Prestfelde School Queen Mary's School St James' School The Cathedral School Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School

Affiliated Schools	Archbishop Temple School Bishop Stopford School Crompton House Church of England School Derby Grammar School St Olave's Grammar School St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School St Peter's Church of England Aided School The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School St Marylebone School Wren Academy

Associated Schools	Alderley Edge School for Girls Derby High School

Academies	St Augustine Academy Kings Priory School The Littlehampton Academy The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

Schools in West Sussex

Middle	Rydon Community College

Secondary	The Academy, Selsey Angmering School Bishop Luffa School Bohunt School Worthing Bourne Community College Chatsmore Catholic High School Chichester Free School Chichester High School For Boys Chichester High School For Girls Davison CE High School for Girls Downlands Community School Durrington High School Felpham Community College The Forest School The Gatwick School Hazelwick School Holy Trinity School Ifield Community College Imberhorne School The Littlehampton Academy Midhurst Rother College Millais School Oakmeeds Community College Oathall Community College Oriel High School Ormiston Six Villages Academy The Regis School Sackville School St Andrews High School St Paul's RC College St Philip Howard Catholic High School St Wilfrid's RC School Shoreham Academy The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Steyning Grammar School Tanbridge House School Thomas Bennett Community College Warden Park School The Weald School Worthing High School

Special	Palatine School

Sixth Form College	Central Sussex College Chichester College The College of Richard Collyer Northbrook College Worthing College

Independent	Ardingly College Burgess Hill Girls Christ's Hospital Farlington School for Girls Hurstpierpoint College Lancing College Rikkyo School in England Seaford College Shoreham College Our Lady of Sion School Towers Convent School Worth School

Independent (preparatory)	Brambletye School Cottesmore School Great Ballard School Great Walstead School Handcross Park School Pennthorpe School The Prebendal School Westbourne House School Windlesham House School

Former	Boundstone Community College Discovery New School Kings Manor Community College Littlehampton College Littlehampton Community School Midhurst Intermediate School Midhurst Grammar School St Margaret's Convent Tavistock and Summerhill School

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