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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.<ref name="vic">{{cite journal | author=Hudson, T.P.| title=Felpham: Education| journal=A History of the County of Sussex: Arundel Rape: south-western part, including Arundel| year=1997| volume=5| issue=1| page=160–182| url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22943}}</ref> |
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.<ref name="vic">{{cite journal | author=Hudson, T.P.| title=Felpham: Education| journal=A History of the County of Sussex: Arundel Rape: south-western part, including Arundel| year=1997| volume=5| issue=1| page=160–182| url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22943}}</ref> |
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The college is sited on a campus which is shares with the local Leisure centre. |
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Revision as of 17:53, 8 February 2012
| Felpham Community College | |
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Felpham Way , , PO22 8EL England  | |
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| Type | Comprehensive Secondary |
| Established | 1974 |
| Local authority | West Sussex County Council |
| Specialist | Mathematics & Computing |
| Department for Education URN | 126080 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Mark Anstiss |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | c.1400 |
| Colour(s) | Navy , Purple |
| Website | http://www.felpham.com/ |
Felpham Community College is a maintained comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. It caters to approximately 1400 pupils in Years 7 to 13, including nearly 200 in its sixth form. It is now a mathematics and computing college
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.[1]
HEYY PEEPS
Alumni
- Kirsty Sian Evans, OXFAM board member
- Danny Hollands, Charlton Athletic footballer
- Ben Richards, actor, best known for his role in ITV's Footballer's Wives
External links
References
- ^ Hudson, T.P. (1997). "Felpham: Education". A History of the County of Sussex: Arundel Rape: south-western part, including Arundel. 5 (1): 160–182.