Bishop Luffa School
| Bishop Luffa School | |
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| Address | |
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Bishop Luffa Close , , PO19 3LT | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1963 |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Dr A.I. Green |
| Headteacher | Nick Taunt |
| Staff | 80 teaching, 40 support |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1379 |
| Houses | Bell, Burrows, King, Otter, Ridgeway, Sherborne, Story and Wilson |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Website | http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/ |
Bishop Luffa School, named after a former Bishop of Chichester, Ralph de Luffa, is a coeducational Church of England secondary school in the City of Chichester, West Sussex, England. The number of enrolled students was around 1,400 in 2006, in eight 'Year' house-forms and the sixth form.
New classrooms
The school applied for planning permission for a drama studio to form the start of a new £2.5m creative arts centre for the school[1]. The planning application was approved and the school started construction in August 2006. The drama studio was opened in February 2007.[1][2]
Sixth form
There is a sixth form at Bishop Luffa for students who wish to continue their education after the age of 16. Although Bishop Luffa pupils are given priority, pupils from other schools are also accepted. A wide variety of courses are available for students including law (taught at a nearby college), computing and economics amongst others. The grades required for acceptance are very high which reflects on the high standards set at this school. Four GCSE grades of B and above are required as well as one of at least C.
Teaching aids
The majority of the school's classrooms are equipped with SMART boards to incorporate ICT into learning. The cost of a 'SMART board' setup is estimated to be at around £2,000. Many of the SMART boards have rendered the traditional whiteboard obsolete, in some cases resulting in them being removed.
Academic performance
It gets the best state school GCSE results in West Sussex LEA and the sixth best A level results in 2007. Their latest Ofstead report rated the school as outstanding "outstanding".[3]The school was praised by the Anglican schools inspectorate for its Christian religious indoctrination.[4]
Houses
Years 7 - 11 are split into 8 house groups, each named after former Bishops of Chichester:
Bell - Green, Burrows - Blue, King - Pink, Otter - Purple, Ridgeway - Red, Sherbourne - Black, Story - White and Wilson - Yellow
Alumni
- Former celebrity students at this school include Jonathan Ansell who rose to fame in the pop-opera band G4, who narrowly missed out on winning the X-factor
- Other celebrity students include Samuel Preston, singer of the band the Ordinary Boys and Celebrity Big Brother contestant
- Charlotte McKenna, winner of FHM's 2006 high street honey contest.
- Charlotte Hawkins, Sky News Sunrise presenter