Worthing College
{{Short description|Sixth form college in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
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| name = Worthing College
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| established = 1973
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| type = Sixth form college
| head_label = Principal
| head = Helena Thomas
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| address = 1 Sanditon Way
| city = Worthing
| county = West Sussex
| country = England
| postcode = BN14 9FD
| local_authority = West Sussex
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 130845
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| gender = Coeducation
| affiliations = Chichester College Group
| lower_age = 16
| upper_age = 18
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| website = http://www.worthing.ac.uk
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Worthing College is one of seven campuses of the Chichester College Group further education provider, together with Brighton MET College, Brinsbury College, Chichester College, Crawley College,
Haywards Heath College and Northbrook College.{{Cite web |last=enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk |first=Ofsted Communications Team |date=2020-10-08 |title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/31/130843 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}} Worthing College is situated in Broadwater, in the town of Worthing on the south coast of England.
History
=Grammar school=
The school directly descends from the former Worthing High School for Boys on Bolsover Road, also known as Worthing Grammar School. It had been on that site since 1963, changing to a sixth form college in 1974. Worthing High School for Boys had opened on Broadwater Road in 1924.{{cite web|title=Head boys go back to Worthing High School classroom|url=http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/head-boys-go-back-to-worthing-high-school-classroom-1-243263|website=Worthing Herald|access-date=7 September 2017}}
The girls' grammar school, Gaisford Girls' High School, previously Worthing High School for Girls, located on a separate site in Gaisford Road, became Worthing High School in 1974. At the same time Worthing Technical High School became Durrington High School.
In July 2013 the college moved to a new campus at 1 Sanditon Way, which was converted from Aviva's Regional Headquarters.
Admissions
It offers a range of courses and facilities for sixth form students, adult students, those in employment and visiting international students, offering over 65 AS/A Level, BTEC courses and from 2020 new T-level courses.
Worthing College has classrooms and laboratories, 8 Learning Zones designed to develop independent learning skills, a Performing Arts Centre known as the Sealight Theatre, Art and Design, Media and Film Studies. It has a Sports Academy and an on site fitness gym, open to all students and staff.
Academic performance
The 2016 Ofsted report gave a number of findings for the college being a good provider and others showing why it was not yet an outstanding provider. Overall it was good.{{cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/130845|title=Find an inspection report|last=Ofsted Communications Team|date=5 November 2010|website=www.ofsted.gov.uk|access-date=22 April 2018}} The 2013 Ofsted report had said it required improvement in several areas.
In 2016 the College recorded its 'best ever' A Level Results with a 98.8% Pass Rate.{{cite web|url=http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/a-level-results-worthing-college-1-7532202|title=A-level results: Worthing College}}
Notable alumni
=Worthing College=
- Sir David Akers-Jones CMG, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1985-7
- Rt Rev Frederick Andrew Amoore, Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1967–82
- Mick Farren, journalist, author, lyricist, counter cultural figure, agent provocateur and proto punk garage rock singer
- Martin Fleischmann, Professor of Chemistry at Imperial College London from 1983-7, and President of the International Society of Electrochemistry from 1970-2
- Stanley Gill, Professor of Computing from 1964-70 at Imperial College London, and President of the British Computer Society from 1967-8, and invented the first computer subroutine
- Billy Idol (William Broad), punk rock singer, Worthing High School for Boys, circa 1974
- Simon Mayo, Worthing High School for boys early 1970s then the Sixth-Form College 1974-76
- Ed Mitchell, business journalist
- Admiral Mark Stanhope OBE, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy.
- Ken Suttle, Sussex cricketer
References
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External links
- [http://www.worthing.ac.uk Worthing College]
- [http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/worthing-letters/Pleased-with-new-Worthing-College.3815708.jp Plans for new college building]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152550/http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=130845 EduBase]
=News items=
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5339706.stm Asda in 2006]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Worthing
Category:Sixth form colleges in West Sussex