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. The college is in Lavington Park, a

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. The land is owned by a charitable trust and the site is run by the Board of Governors who are the trustees. The college is the inspiration for the

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and Darbishire children's books, written by alumnus

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History

The College was founded at Corsica Hall, Seaford on the

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coast, in 1884 by

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Frederick Savage, who also served as headmaster from 1884 until 1920. In 1940, the College was disrupted by a government order requisitioning all boarding school premises in Seaford and giving only six weeks in which to find a safe home elsewhere. The College was evacuated to

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for the duration of

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, and once peace had resumed, the new Headmaster Canon Charles Johnson began to look for a more suitable site, the College having outgrown its original premises in Seaford. In 1946 the decision was made to buy the estate at Lavington Park and the school moved to its current location. As of the academic year 2008/09 Senior School day fees are approximately £15,000 per year, with Senior School boarding fees approximately £20,000, though a number of

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and scholarships are available. The main school building, previously Lavington Park country house, is a Grade II* listed building.

School features

In the 2010

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results 87.5% of the school's pupils achieved five or more passes at grades A* to C, with 73 per cent of pupils achieving five or more passes at the higher grades including English and maths.http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/features/gcses_seaford_college_1_1517770

Old Seafordians

Politics

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, President of the Iraqi Governing Council (2003) and Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq

Arts

, children's author * Lance Dossor, pianist *

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, film director *

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, television producer *

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, singer * Matthew Rose, opera singer *

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, actor

Sport

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, Olympic medal-winning field hockey player * Tom Grambusch, Olympic medal-winning field hockey player * Jeremy Groome, Sussex cricketer * Adrian Jones, Sussex and Somerset cricketer *

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, Formula One driver * Christopher Rühr, Olympic medal-winning field hockey player

Other

* Hugh Bentall, pioneer of open-heart surgery * Sir Louis Blom-Cooper, lawyer and chairman of the Press Council *

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, economist * Sir Roger De Haan , chairman of

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, editor of the

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(1965–1971)

Headmasters of Seaford

* Colonel Frederick Savage (1884–1920) *L.S.A Cowan (1920–1928) *The Revd John Macnutt (1928–1931) *The Revd William Hindley (1931–1935) *W. Leslie Land (1935–1944) *The Revd Charles Johnson (1944–1990) *Charles Hannaford (1990–1996) *Toby Mullins (1997–2013) *

(2013–present)

Notable associations

Constantine II of Greece Constantine II ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, ''Konstantínos II''; 2 June 1940) reigned as the last King of Greece, from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Monarchy of Greece, Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. Constantine is the only ...

– Patron *

George I of Greece George I ( Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, ''Geórgios I''; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination in 1913. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for ...

– Patron *

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– Patron *

Paul of Greece Paul ( el, Παύλος, ''Pávlos''; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death in 1964. He was succeeded by his son, Constantine II. Paul was first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and ...

– Patron *

Richard Chaloner, 1st Baron Gisborough Richard Godolphin Walmesley Chaloner, 1st Baron Gisborough (né Long; 12 October 1856 – 23 January 1938) was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1895 to 1900 and 1910 to 1917, and a member of t ...

– Chairman of Governors * Bill Cuthbertson – Housemaster *

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– Assistant Master

References

External links

Seaford College website

Old Seafordians website

Ofsted

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