The College of Richard Collyer

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The College of Richard Collyer, or Collyer's, is a coeducational sixth form college in Horsham, West Sussex, England.

The College was founded in 1532 under the terms of the will of Richard Collyer, a member of The Mercer's Company of the City of London. The Mercers' Company are still the school's trustees, and have a close relationship with the school.

Collyer's evolved slowly from an exclusive, all-male boarding school to the institution it is today. In 1944 it became a voluntary-aided grammar school, but was effectively disbanded in its previous form when in 1976 it became a voluntary-aided sixth form college, instead of the expected comprehensive school. Later in 1993 it became a designated sixth form college.

Today, Collyer's serves about 1200 students between 16 and 19 years of age. It offers AS and A-level courses in 45 different subjects. 20 further subjects are offered towards AVCE, BTEC, GNVQ and vocational certifications and GCSE examinations. It is considered on of the best sixth form colleges in England. Academically is a very strong school; the students regularly achieve good results and a significant number progress to the most prestigious universities.

In the early 2000s, annual reports from the Office for Standards in Education have deemed the school outstanding. On the strength of a recent Ofsted Grade One for Science provision, the college was awarded Beacon Status for Science in 2005 by the Department for Education and Skills. In the same year, it achieved the status of Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for sport and recreation. A new £ 2 million Learning Resources Centre was unveiled during this period. In 2006, work began to extend the Sports Hall, or Cowley Building to provide more teahing and social space.

A wide variety of adult education classes are offered at Collyer's in the evenings.