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dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Middle-deemed-secondary school in Storrington, West Sussex, England</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rydon_Community_College&params=50.9233_N_0.4352_W_type:edu_region:GB_dim:100"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°55′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°26′07″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.9233°N 0.4352°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.9233; -0.4352</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Middle-deemed-secondary_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle-deemed-secondary school">Middle-deemed-secondary school</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1940</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">2017</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local authority</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex County Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Specialist</th><td class="infobox-data">Business and Enterprise College, Science College</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Education" title="Department for Education">Department for Education</a> URN</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/126067">126067</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/126067">Tables</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ofsted" title="Ofsted">Ofsted</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/126067">Reports</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chair of Governors</th><td class="infobox-data">Alan Brien</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head teacher</th><td class="infobox-data">A. Murphy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gender</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Coeducation" class="mw-redirect" title="Coeducation">Mixed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Age</th><td class="infobox-data">10 to 13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrolment</th><td class="infobox-data">400</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data">Arun, Chanctonbury, Downs and Weald</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.rydon.w-sussex.sch.uk/">http://www.rydon.w-sussex.sch.uk/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rydon Community College</b> was a maintained <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_school" title="Comprehensive school">comprehensive</a> <a href="/wiki/Middle-deemed-secondary_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle-deemed-secondary school">middle-deemed-secondary school</a> for pupils aged 10 to 13. The school was located just outside <a href="/wiki/Storrington" title="Storrington">Storrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a>, England, in the village of <a href="/wiki/Sullington" title="Sullington">Sullington</a>. It was one of only 7 schools of its type in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had around 400 pupils. Rydon had specialisms in <a href="/wiki/Science_College" title="Science College">Science College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Business_and_Enterprise_College" title="Business and Enterprise College">Business and Enterprise College</a> . All subjects were taught to Year 6 pupils and above as secondary pupils. The school permanently closed in July 2017. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rydon_Community_College&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school was first opened in 1940 as the Storrington council senior school.<sup id="cite_ref-victoria_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victoria-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was developed and extended over the following years, being renamed as Rydon county secondary school.<sup id="cite_ref-victoria_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victoria-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 and 13 years. </p><p>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. Further consultations in 2015 led to the announcement of the closure of the school from July 2017, at which point it became a campus of <a href="/wiki/Steyning_Grammar_School" title="Steyning Grammar School">Steyning Grammar School</a> for pupils in Years 7 and 8.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rydon_Community_College&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The campus was in a rural area, just north of the village of Storrington in West Sussex. The school was largely housed in original buildings from original secondary school opened during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Several additions and adaptations were made, including modifications to accommodate the change to an intermediate school.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rydon_Community_College&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pupils in the school were organised into three year groups, aligned to the <a href="/wiki/National_Curriculum_for_England" title="National Curriculum for England">National Curriculum</a> years of Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8. Pupils were taught mainly by specialist teachers as in <a href="/wiki/Secondary_school" title="Secondary school">secondary schools</a>, although pupils in the first year of the school were in <a href="/wiki/Key_Stage_2" title="Key Stage 2">Key Stage 2</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_former_pupils">Notable former pupils</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rydon_Community_College&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable former pupils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Swindells" title="Connor Swindells">Connor Swindells</a>, actor (<i><a href="/wiki/Sex_Education_(TV_series)" title="Sex Education (TV series)">Sex Education</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vigil_(TV_series)" title="Vigil (TV series)">Vigil</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rydon_Community_College&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.middle-schools.co.uk/current-schools">"All Current Schools"</a>. <i>UK Middle Schools</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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