Seaford Head School
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. 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. The school was in Ofsted special measures from 2004 to 2006. 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”.
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 Art 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.
Criticism
In 2015, the school was criticised for requiring its students to purchase and wear a specific backpack.
In 2016, Rosalind Ramsey, former head of science was struck off for kissing a pupil. Ms Ramsey instigated Facebook contact with the pupil and met him three times out of school.
References
- ^ 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
- Seaford Head School
- Seaford Head School at East Sussex County Council
 | This East Sussex school or sixth form college related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |