Worthing College
| Established | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sixth form college |
| Principal | Mr Peter Corrigan |
| Location | Bolsover Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 1NS England  |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| DfE URN | 130845 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Website | Worthing College |
Coordinates: 50°49′08″N 0°24′33″W / 50.81878°N 0.40916°W
Worthing College is primarily a large sixth form and yet a relatively small college compared to some other colleges.
The College is situated in Goring-by-Sea, in the town of Worthing on the South Coast mainline railway. The college campus is adjacent to Durrington-on-Sea railway station and is easily accessed from the East or West by road or rail.
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[edit] History
[edit] Grammar school
The site directly descends from the former Worthing High School for Boys on Bolsover Road, or also known as Worthing Grammar School. It had been on the site since 1963, changing to a sixth form college in 1974. Worthing High School for Boys had opened on Broadwater Road in 1924.
The girls' grammar school, Gaisford Girls' High School, previously Worthing High School for Girls and located on a separate site in Gaisford Road, became Worthing High School in 1974. At the same time Worthing Technical High School became Durrington High School.
Worthing College is now run by Mr Peter Corrigan
[edit] Admissions
It offers a range of courses and facilities for sixth form students, adult students, those in employment and visiting international students.
Worthing College also boasts a successful rugby academy. The college did have plans to sell off land to Asda, but this fell through. [1]
[edit] Academic performance
The College has recently recorded its best ever A Level Results with a 97.3% Pass Rate, which is 1% above the national average.
[edit] Alumni
[edit] Worthing High School for Boys
- Sir David Akers-Jones CMG, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1985-7
- Rt Rev Frederick Andrew Amoore, Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1967-82
- Jonquil Antony, script writer
- Prof Christopher Dandeker, Professor of Military Sociology since 1997 at King's College London
- Prof Martin Fleischmann, Professor of Chemistry at Imperial College London from 1983-7, and President of the International Society of Electrochemistry from 1970-2
- Michael Fogden CB, Chief Executive of the Employment Service from 1987-96 and Chairman of the National Blood Authority from 1998-2005
- Dr Stanley Gill, Professor of Computing from 1964-70 at Imperial College London, and President of the British Computer Society from 1967-8, and invented the first computer subroutine
- Eric Hartwell CBE, Chief Executive of Trust House Forte from 1975-83, and Chairman of the British Hotels, Restaurants and Caterers Association (BHRCA) from 1981-5
- Dr Richard Macer, Professor of Crop Production at the University of Edinburgh from 1972-6
- Melvyn Marckus, financial journalist
- Billy Idol (William Broad) circa 1974
- Simon Mayo Worthing Sixth-Form College 1974-76
- Prof Philip Reynolds CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster from 1980-5
- Admiral Mark Stanhope OBE, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy: the chief officer
- Robert Tarr, Chief Executive of Coventry City Council from 1983-7, and Director General of Centro (the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive) from 1987-95
- Maj-Gen Jeremy Thomas, Senior British Military Advisor at United States Central Command in Tampa, Florida
- Prof Steven Botterill, Professor of Italian, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Sam Joyce, brother of James Joyce
