Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre
52 - 54 Windsor Road, Worthing, Worthing, BN11 2LY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Anderson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- URN
- 149217
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903331704
About this school
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre is an independent special school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 25 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 24.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 28.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 42.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 1.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | 20 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 25
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seadown School0.3 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Educate U0.7 miles
Independent schools · Worthing
-
Brighton Forward Ltd0.9 miles
Other types · Worthing
-
Our Lady of Sion School1.0 miles
Independent schools · West Sussex
-
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing1.1 miles
Independent schools · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
- Brighton Forward Ltd Other types
- Courtlands Independent Special School Special schools
- Oak Grove College Special schools
- Palatine Primary School Special schools
- Seadown School Special schools
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre teach?
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre?
- The headteacher of Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre is Mrs Kim Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre?
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre has 25 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre full?
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre has capacity for 25 pupils and 25 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre a faith school?
- No. Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre a selective school?
- No. Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What are Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.