This is a smaller than average-sized secondary school, close to Burgess Hill station, whose roll has fallen in recent years. Most of the pupils are White British. About an average proportion of pupils have disabilities or special educational needs. A much lower than average proportion of pupils is deemed to be disadvantaged and entitled to the support of pupil premium funding. However, the number of pupils concerned, more than 100, is significant. The school met the government’s minimum requirements for pupils’ progress and GCSE results in 2014, known as the floor standard. Unvalidated data indicate it will do so again in 2015. At its previous full inspection, the school was deemed to require special measures. The school uses no alternative provision based at other sites for its pupils. The school expects to become an academy during 2016, sponsored by the University of Brighton.