Warden Park School
Warden Park is a specialist secondary school based in Cuckfield, West Sussex. It specializes in mathematics, ICT, modern foreign languages and sports. There are approximately 1500 students at the school, from 11 to 16 years old. The current headteacher is Don Kenrick, who started in September 2017. The chair of the governing body is Jonathan Ash-Edwards.
The school's 2012 Ofsted report said: "Academic attainment is consistently above average and often high." Its 2015 Ofsted report said: "Staff model respectful behaviour and require high standards."
The school opened in September 1956 as Cuckfield County Secondary School and became an academy in September 2011. It is partnered with Warden Park Primary Academy. Both academies are part of the Warden Park Academy Trust.Notable alumni
- Gwendoline Christie, actress
- Richard Osman, television presenter
- James Thorpe, cricketer for Sussex
- Roy Winters, ex-professional rugby union player for England, Harlequins, Bristol
- Ross Chisholm, professional rugby union player for Harlequins
- James Chisholm, professional rugby union player for Harlequins and England Saxons
- Chris Warburton, radio presenter
- Tom George, lead guitarist of the Living Lies
- Patience Agbabi, poet and spoken-word performer
- Mat Osman, bassist in the band Suede
- Frances Mistry, singer-songwriter
