| Motto | Latin: "Ad Alta" (Aim High) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1884 |
| Type | Public School |
| Headmaster | Mr Toby Mullins |
| Founder | Colonel Frederick Walter Savage VD |
| Location | Petworth West Sussex England |
| Students | c.550 |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Ages | 7–18 |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Former pupils | Old Seafordians |
| Website | www.seaford.org |
Seaford College is an independent co-educational boarding and day-school located at East Lavington, south of Petworth, West Sussex, England.[1] The College was founded in 1884, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The college sits in the Lavington Park, in nearly 400 acres (1.6 km2) in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the shadow of the South Downs. All of the land is owned by a charitable trust and the site is run by the Board of Governors who are the trustees.
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The College was founded at Corsica Hall, Seaford on the East Sussex coast, in 1884 by Colonel Frederick Walter Savage, who also served as headmaster from 1884 until 1920. In 1940, the College was disrupted by a government order requisitioning all boarding school premises in Seaford and giving only six weeks in which to find a safe home elsewhere. The College was evacuated to Worthing for the duration of World War II, and once peace had resumed, the new Headmaster Canon Charles Johnson began to look for a more suitable site, the College having outgrown its original premises in Seaford. In 1946 the decision was made to buy the estate at Lavington Park and the school moved to its current location. As of the academic year 2008/09 Senior School day fees are approximately £15,000 per year, with Senior School boarding fees approximately £20,000, though a number of bursaries and scholarships are available.[2]
The main features of the school are:
With its staff for helping students with learning difficulties, Seaford College has facilities for Learning Support especially for children with dyslexia.
In the 2010 GCSE results 87.5% of the school's pupils achieved five or more passes at grades A* to C, with 73 per cent of pupils achieving five or more passes at the higher grades including English and maths.[3]
The campus is very compact. School Administration is based in "Mansion", the main school building. Mansion serves as a dining room and the girls' boarding house as well. The Mansion has a wealth of historic connections dating from Elizabethan times.
Johnson Hall (named after Canon Johnson who was headmaster of the college) use to be the boarding house for boys aged 13 – 17, although has now been replaced by the new boarding house build in what use to be the walled garden. Seaford has been fighting for permission to build this new building which was obtained last year.
Heden Hall and Heden Court (both named after Mr Heden who taught at the college) are the boarding houses for boys and girls, respectively, in their final year at Seaford College.
Wilberforce House is the junior school and boarding house for pupils aged 7 – 13.
The new Maths and Science department was officially opened in May 2005. It is located in the heart of the campus and provides advanced and up-to-date facilities for scientific demonstration. students moved in to the new boarding house in September this year.
The college has extensive sporting facilities, including an international-standard irrigated all-weather hockey pitch, a 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, large sports hall, squash and tennis courts and extensive grounds for a whole range of competitive sports. The former Scotland rugby player Bill Cuthbertson teaches rugby at the school.
The senior school is divided into 2 houses: Manor, which has a light blue colour, and College, which has a navy blue colour. The junior school exists as a single house called Wilberforce, which itself is divided into two houses called Springfield and Norwood that correspond with the senior houses.
Former students of Seaford College are referred to as Old Seafordians. See also Category:Old Seafordians.