Sackville School is a

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and

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located in

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, England. In 2020, the number of students was approximately 1670. Sackville is one of two state-funded secondary schools in the town, the other being Imberhorne School.

History

The school was founded in 1859 as a

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school. Originally on De la Warr Road, where Chequer Mead lies today, in 1951 the school was renamed Sackville and in 1964, it was moved to its current location on Lewes Road. 1970 saw the school's first comprehensive intake, following the rapidly growing local housing estate building developments. In 2004, Sackville's name was changed back from Sackville

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to Sackville School. The school's

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is the red rose of the

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of which East Grinstead was once a part. The headteacher is Jo Meloni. There are seven year groups including a Sixth Form for years twelve and thirteen. The school has five communities: Angelou, after Maya Angelou; Attenborough, after Sir David Attenborough; Holmes, after Dame Kelly Holmes; Turing, after Alan Turing; and Yousafzai, after Malala Yousafzai. Each community is named after an individual who has represented aspects of the SWAY (Sackville Way). In 2019, the school was rated good by Ofsted.

Curriculum

During

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at Sackville, students study: * Art * Beliefs & Values (Religious Studies) * Computer Science * Design & Tech (including Food Technology) * English * Drama * Geography * History * Languages (Spanish, French, German) * Maths * Music * Physical Education * Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry) The

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offer at Sackville includes:

Notable former pupils

* William Adkin (1990-), cricketer *

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(1966-), Church of England bishop *

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(1980-), murderer. * Laura van der Heijden (1997-), cellist * Katherine Joy, Reader in Geology at the

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(1972-), actress (played Daphne in ''Frasier'') *

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(1975-), film and television writer and producer * Lance Price (1958-), journalist and political commentator * Rob Cross (1990-), professional darts player *

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(1930-2022), operatic mezzo-soprano

References

External links

Sackville's Website
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