Chichester High School For Boys

Chichester High School for Boys

Motto	Abeunt Studia in Mores (Latin: "Studies build one's character")
Established	1971
Type	Community school
Headteacher	Gavin Salvesen-Sawh
Specialism	Business and Enterprise College
Location	Chichester West Sussex England
DfE URN	126062
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	c. 100 (full time)
Students	1,085
Gender	Boys (Mixed 6th form)
Ages	11–18
Houses	Blake      Cawley      Howard      Lancaster      Montgomery      Norfolk      Richmond      Sherborne      Whitby
Colours
Publication	The Martlet
Website	chsb.org.uk

Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 0°46′35″W / 50.8308°N 0.7763°W / 50.8308; -0.7763

Chichester High School for Boys, often referred to as CHSB, is a community school, with specialist status of Business and Enterprise College, for boys aged 11 to 18 located in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. It was formed in 1971 during the schools reformation act of the 1970s by the amalgamation of two well established schools; The Lancastrian School (established 1895) and the High School for Boys (established 1935).

Uniform

Dress at Chichester consists of a white shirt, green and white tie, grey trousers, grey pullover and a blazer (the green uniform jacket). Variations include various society ties worn to meetings of the respective societies.

Campus

The campus is divided into two parts. The Lower School is the oldest part of the school and is for the younger boys. The Main School is the newer part of the school and is for the older boys.

The school's buildings and facilities were expanded in the 2000s to include a science block, a learning resources centre, an administrative and reception area, an Astroturf pitch, and a new sports hall. The South Downs Planetarium, supported by local resident Sir Patrick Moore, was opened on the site on 5 April 2002. A Sports and Conference Centre was officially opened in July 2009 by Major Timothy Peake, a former pupil of the school, and named after him. ^[1]

Sports

The school's sporting facilities include an international-standard irrigated all-weather hockey pitch, large sports hall, tennis courts and extensive grounds for a whole range of competitive sports such as: rugby, cricket, hockey, tennis, squash, athletics, basketball, football, badminton, etc. A separate sports centre was completed in 2009, providing students with one of the best sports facilities for any school student.

Sixth form

The Sixth Form is divided into Lower 6th and Upper 6th. Upper 6th students often go on to higher education in UK universities. It currently has about 400 students and achieved A-Level results of 99% A or B grades in the June 2008 exams.

Combined Cadet Force

CCF Crest

Chichester High School is one of 59 state schools in the UK to have a Combined Cadet Force. It has an Army section affiliated with the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and an RAF section but no Navy section due to an agreement at the time of the formation with the local Sea Cadets.

Inspections

Ofsted inspections in 2007 and 2010 classed the school with Grsde 3 (satisfactory) ^[2][3]

Old Cicestrians

The school has an alumni society named the Old Cicestrians. For some time it was called the Chichester High and Lancastrian Old Boys, or CHALOBs, but reverted to the original name in 2007. In former times a magazine "The Martlet" was issued to all boys at the end of each school year as well as a full school photograph. Before converting to a comprehensive system there were eight houses: King, Story, Wilfred, Richards, Andrews, Lake, Bell and Sherborne at the grammar school, each based on a geographical area.^{[citation needed]}

Headteachers

• Rev. William Sinclair (1845)
• Rev. Peter Chris (1853)
• Rev. Edward Saunders (1859)
• William Lewis (1867)
• James Thompson (1873)
• Richard P Usher (1888)
• Thomas Hayes (1892)
• Dr. Samuel Gardner (1905)
• Beilert Valance (1919)
• John Patrick (1928)
• Edwin Bishop (1937)
• Neil Young (1942) (acting)
• Alexander Few (1943)
• Paul Stanley (1957)
• Dr. Peter Bishop (1953)
• Kenneth D Anderson (1965)
• Dennis Watkins (1972)
• Sebastian Green (1977)
• Simon Neil (1979)
• Richard L Austin (1987)
• Diane Dockrell (1998)
• John Robinson (2005-April 2009)
• Graham Horsewood (2009) (interim)
• Gavin Salvesen-Sawh (2010 onwards)

Sports centre

The sports centre includes basketball hoops, cricket nets, and other sports equipment. It is named the Tim Peake Sport and Conference centre after the British astronaut who attended the school.

Houses and house colours

Each house is named after a former Bishop of Chichester, They are: Blake (Yellow), Cawley (Green), Howard (Grey), Lancaster (White), Montgomery (Red), Norfolk (Purple), Osbourne (Black), Richmond (Orange), Sherborne (Dark Blue), and Whitby (Sky Blue).

Notable alumni

Arts

• Neil Bartlett OBE - Writer, Director, Actor
• Howard Brenton - playwright
• Michael Elphick (1946 – 2002) English actor (Lancastrian School for Boys)
• Adrian Noble, Chief Executive from 1990-2003 of the Royal Shakespeare Company
• Steven Seagal - Hollywood actor, was briefly enrolled into the school whilst staying with relatives
• David Wood OBE (actor)- Playwright

Armed forces

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF
• Major Timothy Peake - Army Air Corps Apache test pilot and astronaut for the European Space Agency.
• Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay KCB, KBE, MVO
• General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE, KCB, DSO, MC

Education

• Prof Richard Alderslade, Chief Executive since 2006 of the Children's High Level Group
• Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor since 2009 of the University of Salford

Sport

• Douglas Bunn, founded Hickstead in 1960
• John Snow - English Test cricketer
• Jimmy Hill (OBE) - English Footballer and ex-chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. Attended the school when evacuated from London during WWII. ^[4]

Politics

• Sir Jon Shortridge KCB, Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Office
• Sir Dudley Gordon Smith, Conservative MP for Warwick and Leamington from 1968-97
• Ian Whitting OBE , Ambassador to Iceland since 2008

References

1. ^ "CHSB". http://www.chsb.w-sussex.sch.uk/?_id=696. 
2. ^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/%28urn%29/126062 2007 Ofsted report
3. ^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/120052 2010 Ofsted report
4. ^ http://www.oldthorntoniansclapham.org.uk/page20.htm

External links

• Chichester High School for Boys
• Chichester High Schools Sixth Form
• South Downs Planetarium