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/ |
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]
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: