Bishop Luffa School

Infobox UK school
name = Bishop Luffa School
latitude = 50.8400
longitude = -0.7976
motto_pl = "Nothing but the best" and "Everyone matters".
established = 1963
type = Voluntary aided
religion = Church of England
head_label = Headteacher
head = Nick Taunt
chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Dr A.I. Green
specialist = Technology College
street = Bishop Luffa Close
city = Chichester
county = West Sussex
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = PO19 3LT
LEA = West Sussex
ofsted = 126097
staff = 80 teaching, 40 support
enrollment = c.1400
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Bell, Burrows, King, Otter, Ridgeway, Sherborne, Story and Wilson
colours = Maroon and Gold color box|crimson color box|Gold
website = http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/
website_name = www.bishopluffa.org.uk

Bishop Luffa School, named after a former Bishop of Chichester, Ralph de Luffa, is a coeducation Church of England secondary school in the City of Chichester, West Sussex, UK. The number of enrolled student stood at around 1,400 in 2006, in eight 'Year' house-forms and sixth form.

New classrooms

The school applied for planning permission for a drama studio to form the start of a new £2.5m creative arts centre for the schoolref|Building. The planning application was approved and the school started construction in August 2006. The drama studio was opened in February 2007. The new development was opposed by several neighbouring properties as they feel it may block out light and air however the council were reluctant to act ref|plans.

Further Education

There is a Sixth form in place at Bishop Luffa for students who wish to continue their education after the age of 16. Although Bishop Luffa pupils are given priority, pupils from other schools are also accepted. A wide variety of courses are available for students including Law (taught at nearby college), computing and economics amongst others. The grades required for acceptance are very high which reflects on the high standards set at this school. Four GCSE grades of B and above are required as well as at least one C.

Teaching aids

The majority of the school's classrooms are equipped with SMART boards to incorporate ICT into learning. The cost of a 'SMART board' setup is estimated to be at around £2,000. Many of the SMART boards have rendered the traditional whiteboard obsolete, in some cases resulting in them being completely removed.

Trivia

*Former celebrity students at this school include Jonathan Ansell who rose to fame in the pop-opera band G4, who narrowly missed out on winning the X-factor
*Other Celebrity students include Samuel Preston, singer of the band the Ordinary Boys and Celebrity Big Brother contestant
*Charlotte McKenna, winner of FHM's 2006 high street honey contest.

References

# [http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/blog/SCHOOLINFORMATION/Inspections/_archives/2006/1/17/1679953.html Ofsted Inspection Report] (see attachment.)
# [http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/blog/SCHOOLINFORMATION/Inspections/_archives/2006/2/20/1773825.html Anglican School Inspection Report] (see attachment.)
# [http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/blog/_archives/2006/5/30/1993864.html "School Wins Investment Challenge!"]
# [http://www.theargus.co.uk/the_argus/archive/2005/02/05/NEWS50ZM.html The Argus] , February 5 2005
# [http://wam.chichester.gov.uk/WAM/pas/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Chichester+DC&appNumber=06%2F00796%2FFUL A copy of the plans found on the Chichester District Planning portal]
# [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/cs/committee/Plng/Plng050405i5a.pdf A document containing information relating to the construction of the MUGA]
#Note|Building [http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/blog/SCHOOLINFORMATION/_archives/2006/7/28/2171464.html A Link to the article on the bishop luffa site about the new classrooms]

External links

* [http://www.bishopluffa.org.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mecyclops2002/HISTORY.htm Chichester Community History Page]