Steyning Grammar School
Steyning Grammar School is a state comprehensive school in West Sussex, England. It is the only state school in West Sussex which caters for boarders. The school teaches pupils in Years 7 to 13.
| Steyning Grammar School | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the School | |
| Address | |
Shooting Field , , BN44 3RX England | |
| Coordinates | 50°53′36″N 0°19′46″W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Every Person the Best they Can Be[1] |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1614 |
| Founder | William Holland |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Specialist | Business and Enterprise |
| Department for Education URN | 126092 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteachers | Mr Noel Kennedy and Mrs Nat Nicol |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2,200 pupils |
| Campuses | 3 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Red |
| Alumni | Old Grammarians |
| Website | http://www.sgs.uk.net/ |
The school has two lower school sites catering for Years 7 and 8. The original site is located in Church Street (Which is soon to be sold), Steyning whilst a second site opened at Rock Road in Storrington in September 2017. A larger upper school site at Shooting Field, Steyning caters for students in Years 9 to 11 who study the Key Stage 4 curriculum over three years. The school's Sixth Form College for students in Years 12 and 13 is also based at the Shooting Field site (Soon to be moved to the towers site).
History
Steyning Grammar School was founded and endowed as a grammar school in 1614 by William Holland, an Alderman of Chichester. In 1968, it merged with Steyning Secondary Modern School to form the current comprehensive school. The combined school shares two sites in Steyning: Church Street, which houses years 7 and 8, and Shooting Field, which houses years 9-11 and the sixth form college. A third lower school site opened in Storrington in September 2017 following the closure of Rydon Community College. Some Physical education lessons are taught at Steyning Leisure Centre.
Notable alumni
- Adam Stephen Kelly, award-winning film writer, director and producer
- Greg Barker, Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle
- Sir Tom Blundell, head of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge[2]
- Bernard Holden MBE, President of the Bluebell Railway and pioneer in railway preservation
- Owain Jones, cricketer
- Edward Kelly, Team GBR judoka
- Ralph Lainson OBE, parasitologist
- Peter Marshall, author and anarchist
- Geoffrey Munn OBE, MVO. author; managing director of London jewellers, Wartski, BBC Antiques Roadshow jewellery expert
- Elizabeth Norton, historian
- John Pell, 1611–85, originator of Pell's equation[3]
- John Trevett (1942–2019), cricketer
- Ted Walker, 1934–2004, poet, author and dramatist[4]
- Nick Waplington, artist and photographer
- Lancelot Ware OBE, 1915–2000, co-founder of Mensa[5]
Boarding
Steyning Grammar School has a boarding site located at Church Street. It is opposite the Lower School and is around half a mile away from the Upper School in Shooting Field. It is one of the only public state schools with boarding facilities.
Boarders can join at the beginning of Year 9 and Year 12 to follow GCSE and A-level courses respectively.
References
- "SGS 'MOST WICKET' WIN". 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
- "Winter Graduation Ceremonies 2001" (Press release). University of Sussex Media Release. 10 January 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- "Pell, John (PL624J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Colin Rose (2 April 2004). "Obituary: Ted Walker". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- Jason Tomes, ‘Ware, Lancelot Lionel (1915–2000)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2006 accessed 9 September 2016
External links
- Official Steyning Grammar School website
- Steyning Grammar School Old Boys website
- "Steyning: Education". A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part). 1980. pp. 245–46. Retrieved 24 May 2006.