Steyning Grammar School

Steyning Grammar School nestles below the South Downs in the small historic market town of Steyning, West Sussex. It was established in 1614 and, although proud of its traditions, it is now a large high achieving state school with 480 in the Sixth Form College. The school was rated by Ofsted as good with many outstanding features. The school is fortunate to have two sites with extensive grounds and historic buildings. There are good study facilities, including over 1100 up to date computers and a well stocked library. There are also excellent sporting facilities including: a sports centre; a fitness suite; a swimming pool; an all weather pitch and extensive playing fields. The Sixth Form College has its own centre including a common room, cafeteria and private study facilities. The school is well located in terms of transport access. Gatwick airport is less than 45 minutes away; Heathrow and Central London are only 1 hour 15 minutes. The school has a newly built boarding house with a capacity of 140. To be eligible for boarding, students must be UK / EU passport holders. The cost of boarding is chargeable but the education is free.

The school has a strong academic ethos within a supportive Learning Mentoring system. Students are individually targeted and supported through a tutorial system. The school has been a successful A level centre for many years with a good record of student entry into higher education. It gained International School status in 2008 and became an IB World School early in 2009. The IB Diploma programme was launched in September 2009 and we were pleased with the results of our first graduates.

The Sixth Form College is a vibrant community with a long tradition of extra curricular activities such as sport, debating, drama, music, community service and raising funds for charities. This has enabled the setting up of a very extensive CAS programme. Sixth Form College students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of enrichment activities including theatre trips, fieldwork, foreign exchanges, peer mentoring, debating, Duke of Edinburgh’s award and representative sports.