Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre is an independent special school in Worthing for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 25 pupils and every place is taken.
52 - 54 Windsor Road, Worthing, West Sussex, Worthing, BN11 2LY01903 331704redballoonlearner.orgMrs Kim Anderson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 24.9 | – | – | 46.6 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 29% | – | – | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 43% | – | – | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.21 | – | – | 4.10 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | – | 38% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 6 | 17% | 50% | 50% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 25 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 5% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 95% | 91% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | Church of England | 390 m | 1,334 | Outstanding 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Seadown School | Independent | 540 m | 25 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Homefield Primary School and SSC | Council | 700 m | 642 | Good 2023 | 19 | Compare |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | Council | 910 m | 161 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 780 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Educate U | Independent (grammar) | 0.7 miles | 39 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whytemead Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 221 | Good 2024 | 50 | Compare |
| Brighton Forward Ltd | Special post 16 institution | 0.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre yet.
How good are Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 29% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 24.9, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre have?
25 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 25 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 52 - 54 Windsor Road, Worthing, West Sussex, Worthing, BN11 2LY
- Telephone
- 01903 331704
- Website
- www.redballoonlearner.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Anderson
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Selden
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149217 · LAESTAB 9386012 · UKPRN 10096735
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.