Red Balloon Worthing is part of Red Balloon Educaional Trust, registered charity number 1109606.
Performance outcomes
Our programme is designed to reduce students’ social isolation, build their confidence and get them back on an academic track, raising their ambitions and interest in learning.
We support a very diverse group of young people, many of whom have been out of education for several months or even years. When our students join us, they have missed extensive periods of schooling. Accordingly, their attainment levels are usually well below the national average for their age.
We also have a high proportion of students with special educational needs – in 2017/18, 81% of our students had recognised special educational needs. It is therefore important to view performance not just in terms of academic attainment. RBAir values the progress students make in their personal, emotional and social development just as much as those achievements measured by exams.
Non-GCSE exams and qualifications 2023
Our students also took a range of non-GCSE exams and qualifications, including, Functional Skills, Arts Awards and Higher Project Qualifications.
Across these qualifications our students achieved an incredible 100% pass rate.
Our targets for our students
We continually monitor the quality of our provision. We aim to achieve the following outcomes:
- 80% of our students improve attendance from 0% at their previous school to over 70% at Red Balloon after 12 months on the programme.
- 85% of our students return or transition to appropriate mainstream or alternative education or further education, training or work.
- 90% of eligible students (Years 10 and 11) sit exams and obtain qualifications.
- 75% of students increase activities outside the home by 50% or more after 12 months on the programme.
Policies
Policies are reviewed annually by the Centre trustees. The Chair of Trustees signs a policy list (held in the Centre office) to indicate that this has been carried out. Names of ‘responsible staff’ (e.g. Examinations Officer) as required within policies are also available from the Centre office.
Inspections
Red Balloon Worthing was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2023. The inspectors found Red Balloon to be Good in every category.
You can see the 2023 report here.
Annual reports
Red Balloon Educational Trust produces an annual report for the work undertaken across the Trust, including RBAir, Red Balloon Worthing, RBET – Norfolk and Central Services. Our most recent reports are available below.
Key Centre information
| Address | 52-54 Windsor Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2LY |
| Telephone number | 01903 331704 |
| Name of Headteacher | Kim Anderson |
| Proprietor | Red Balloon Educational Trust Willow Lodge, 37 High Street, Milton, 01223 366052 |
| Chair of the governing board | Liz Laybourn |
Number of official complaints received: 0
