Ardingly College

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Ardingly College, as viewed from the headmaster's garden

Ardingly College is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, in the village of Ardingly near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England with approximately 754 pupils. Ardingly caters for children from 2 to 18.

A Woodard school, founded in the mid-19th century by Canon Nathaniel Woodard and run on Christian principles, Ardingly moved to its present impressive location in 1870. The main school is a three storey, H-shaped redbrick building.

[edit] Notable Old Ardinians

Charles Cruft (1852–1938), founder of Crufts
Victor Silvester (1900–1978), band leader
George Reginald Starr (1904–1980), Special Operations Executive officer
Terry-Thomas (1911–1990), actor
Sir Bill Cotton (born 1928), television producer and BBC executive
Sir John Gorst (born 1928), politician
Mike Hawthorn (1929–1959), racing driver
Sir Andrew Bowden (born 1930), politician
Alan Howard (born 1937), actor
Richard Williamson (born 1965), Theatrical Costumer
Alex Martin Turner (born 1942), journalist
Stephen Oliver (1950–1992), composer
Neil Gaiman (born 1960), author (Junior School only)
Ian Hislop (born 1960), editor of Private Eye and star of Have I Got News For You
Colin Griffiths (born 1983), TV presenter
Adam Virgo (born 1983), footballer