Felpham Community College Explained

Felpham Community College
Coordinates:50.7935°N -0.6567°W
Motto:'Achievement – Care – Equality'
Established:1974
Head Label:Head teacher
Head:Suzanne Pike
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Founder:Brian Stanton
Address:Felpham Way
Country:England
Postcode:PO22 8EL
Ofsted:yes
Urn:126080
Staff:108 (Not including cleaning or grounds keeping staff)
Students:1,512[1]
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:KS3/4: F, E, L, P, H, A, M, C, O, G. KS5: AWE, CMC, DCH, DMG, GSL, SAY, SBU.(One complete set per year e.g. 7M-11M, 12SAY-13SAY.)
Colours:Purple Blue Black
Website:http://www.felpham.com/

History

Until the 1970s, students from primary schools in the village of Felpham attended secondary schools in the nearby town of Bognor Regis. A secondary school was opened in Felpham in 1974/5 as Felpham Comprehensive School. In 1978 it accommodated around 800 pupils and in 1980 the initial intake of pupils had reached the sixth form. The neighbouring Arun Leisure Centre was also completed at this time with the School sharing its sports facilities. The school was renamed as Felpham Community College in c.1991 by which time pupil number had risen to around 1300.[2]

Campus

The college is sited on a campus which it shares with the local leisure centre (Arun Leisure Centre). The school frequently uses the Arun Leisure Centre in PE and Year 7 swimming lessons.

The school has two main buildings, which are divided into "blocks" on school timetables and maps. These are:

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/126080
  2. Hudson, T.P.. Felpham: Education. A History of the County of Sussex: Arundel Rape: south-western part, including Arundel. 1997. 5. 1. 160–182.
  3. https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/education/felpham-community-college-officially-opens-its-new-blake-building-in-pictures-1379865