Rydon Community College

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Rydon Community College
Established 1940
Type Comprehensive Middle school
Headteacher Mrs A Murphy
Chair of Governors Mrs M Granville
Specialism Business and Enterprise College, Science College
Location Rock Road
Storrington
West Sussex
RH20 3AA
England Coordinates: 50°55′24″N 0°26′07″W / 50.9233°N 0.4352°W / 50.9233; -0.4352
Local authority West Sussex County Council
DfE URN 126067 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 30
Students 415
Gender Mixed
Ages 10–13
Website www.rydon.w-sussex.sch.uk

Rydon Community College is a maintained comprehensive middle-deemed-secondary school for pupils aged 10 to 13. The school is located just outside Storrington, West Sussex, England, in the village of Thakeham. It is one of only 7 schools of its type in the United Kingdom,[citation needed] and currently caters for around 415 pupils. Rydon has specialisms in Science College and Business and Enterprise College . All subjects are taught to Year 6 pupils and above as secondary pupils. .

History

The school was first opened in 1940 as the Storrington council senior school.[1] It was developed and extended over the following years, being renamed as Rydon county secondary school.[1] The roll continued to rise until the mid-1960s, but had fallen to just 328 by 1968. Accordingly, in 1969, the school was modified to become an intermediate school offering education for pupils aged between 10 to 13 years.

In 2002, consultations were undertaken to review provision in the area to revert to the more usual two-tier structure of education. However, a parental ballot demonstrated clear support for the existing arrangements, and the status quo emerged as the preferred option.

Campus

The campus is in a rural area, just north of the village of Storrington in West Sussex. The school is largely housed in original buildings from original secondary school opened during World War II. Several additions and adaptations have been made, including modifications to accommodate the change to an intermediate school.

Organisation

Pupils in the school are organised into three year groups, aligned to the National Curriculum years of Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8. Pupils are taught mainly by specialist teachers as in secondary schools, although pupils in the first year of the school are in Key Stage 2.

Pupils transfer to the school from several feeder primary schools from Storrington, Ashington and surrounding villages. Many pupils continue their education going into Year 9 at Steyning Grammar school. Some pupils go to The Weald school and some go to independent schools.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hudson, T.P. (Ed.) (1986). A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 2. Victoria County History Series. pp. 48–49. 

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