The Angmering School is a coeducational community

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and

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located in

Angmering Angmering () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish between Littlehampton and Worthing in West Sussex on the southern edge of the South Downs National Park, England. About two-thirds of the parish (mostly north of the A27 road ...

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that opened in 1975. The school has Specialist Sports and Science College status. Headteacher Simon Liley was to start in post in 2016. There are approximately 1389 children on roll and a capacity of 1451, with an age range of 11 to 18 years. There is a sixth form college on the site which offers a range of

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and vocational Level 3 qualifications.

Lavinia Norfolk Centre

The Lavinia Norfolk Centre (LNC) is a Specialist Support Facility for students with any kind of impairment or disability at the school and is recognised nationally for the support it provides. The LNC has specialist staff who work in the centre and throughout the school. The centre has various facilities including a

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pool, a large physio and fitness suite with specialist equipment, separate classrooms, areas to store equipment, and a large central area for socialising and dining. The whole school is accessible by

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, with ramps, lifts and

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s providing ease of access. In addition to money from the school budget, the LNC is funded by its own charitable trust, which helps to pay for maintenance, new equipment, activities for students, minibus repairs. The centre is named for Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk from 1937 to 1995.

History

The school first opened in 1975 to provide more

places for the growing population in the area. Many new buildings have been added to the school site since it first opened to accommodate increasing numbers of students and to provide more specialist classrooms for each subject. These additions include: a canteen, a music block (M block), a library and computer rooms (L block), a sixth form and languages block (C block), outdoor changing rooms, and outdoor sports areas, equipment and pitches. It has been awarded the

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. The site is used by Worthing Hockey Club as their training ground.

2018/20 Renovations

In 2018/20 the school underwent substantial renovations to improve and replace learning areas and equipment and to increase the capacity of the school.

F Block

In October 2018, work started on the building of a new three storey block, to provide new classrooms and facilities for humanities, science and art. The building was completed in time to be used for the 2019/20 school year.

Other renovations

Other work on the site included, the building of new drama and dance facilities, a larger car park, a new "superloo" toilet area, refurbishment of the existing science block (S block), refurbishment of the existing technology classrooms, moving of the main reception and admin offices, an extension to the outdoor changing rooms, and upgrades to some existing classrooms and facilities.

Notable former pupils

* Prof

Robert MacLaren Robert E. MacLaren (born 14 November 1966) is a British ophthalmologist who has led pioneering work in the treatment of blindness caused by diseases of the retina. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford and Honorary Profes ...

FRCSE, FRCOphth, Professor of Ophthalmology since 2009 at the

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(

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) *

Liam Treadwell Liam Treadwell (3 January 198623 June 2020) was an English National Hunt jockey, who won over 300 races between 2009 and 2019. He won the 2009 Grand National on Mon Mome at odds of 100/1, and also won the United House Gold Cup, Byrne Grou ...

, jockey * Sam Carter, Musician *

Dino Lamb Dino Luciano Lamb (born 18 April 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Yokohama Canon Eagles in the Japan Rugby League One and represents Italy at international level. Career Lamb was picked by Harlequins when h ...

, professional rugby player for the Harlequins. * Toby Collyer professional footballer for Manchester United

Headteachers

* 1975-1988 Ron Moores * 1988-2002 Richard Evea * 2002–2016 David BrixeyWest Sussex County Council: Grid For Learning
*2016–present Simon Liley

References

External links

School website

The School Data Dashboard

School Performance Tables
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