Steyning Grammar School
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Steyning Grammar School is a state comprehensive school in Steyning, West Sussex, England.
It 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.
It is the only state school in West Sussex which caters for boarders.
The school teaches students in Years 7 to 11, with students from the Rydon catchment area joining in Year 9 with a sixth form catering for Years 12 and 13.
[edit] Notable alumni:
- Greg Barker, Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle
- Professor Sir Tom Blundell, head of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.[1]
- Brigadier General John R Durance, NATO HQ Skopje Commander and NATO Senior Military Representative to the fYR of Macedonia.[2]
- Dr John Pell, 1611-1685, originator of Pell's equation.
- Ted Walker, 1934-2004, English poet, author and dramatist.[3]
- Dr Lancelot Ware, 1915–2000, co-founder of Mensa.
[edit] 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) 245-46 (1980). Retrieved on 2006-05-24.
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