St Oscar Romero Catholic School (formerly Chatsmore Catholic High School; formerly Blessed Robert Southwell High School) is a

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located in the Goring-by-Sea area of

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, England. It is a

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administered by West Sussex County Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. The school is named after

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Óscar Romero.

Facilities

St Oscar Romero Catholic School has a reception, a canteen, the Learning Resource Centre (LRC - the library), a food technology room, two IT suites, a wood tech room, graphics rooms, a drama department, a dance studio, sports hall, tennis courts, football pitch and a field, music suite, rock climbing wall and the recently built amphitheatre.

Controversy

In 2008 the school banned the drink

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as it believed that the drink had an adverse effect on the behaviour of the pupils.

Notable former pupils

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– actor, best known for his role as Olly in the ''

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'' series * Leo Sayer - singer

References

External links

OFSTED ReportOfficial site
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