Ifield Community College
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| Established | 1966 |
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| Type | Community school |
| Principal | Mr. Corbett |
| Founder | Sarah Robinson |
| Location |
Crawley Avenue Crawley West Sussex RH11 0DB England  51°07′02″N 0°12′35″W / 51.1172°N 0.2096°WCoordinates: 51°07′02″N 0°12′35″W / 51.1172°N 0.2096°W |
| Local authority | West Sussex County Council |
| DfE URN | 126071 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1018 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Black (and red logo) |
| Former name | Ifield Grammar School |
| Website | ICC |
Ifield Community College (ICC) is a maintained comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18.
It caters for around 1000 pupils in years 7 to 13, including over 100 in its sixth form. It is situated in the west of Crawley, next to the A23. Ifield railway station is nearby to the south.
The school is entirely comprehensive, providing education for around 1000 pupils aged between 11 and 18 of all abilities.
Most pupils attending the school live within the catchment area, and transfer from one of the local primary schools:
The school has history dating back to 1852 - nearly 100 years before the coming of the new town. It began life as a free school opened by Mrs Sarah Robinson in the village of Crawley. A new building was opened in 1854 in what was later to become known as Robinson Road in honour of the teacher. In 1953, the school lost its primary-aged pupils with the opening of the new West Green county junior and infants' school. Many older pupils were moved to the newly opened Hazelwick School with the remainder transferring to the new Sarah Robinson secondary modern School buildings opened on the Ifield campus in 1956.
At this time, the secondary modern school shared a campus with the newly opened Ifield County Grammar School, built in 1955. The schools worked closely together, eventually merging in 1966 to become Ifield comprehensive school following retirement of the Headteacher at the Sarah Robinson school. A distinguished headmaster, Mr Bomford, was brought in to oversee the transition and he introduced a new formality, with senior teachers wearing gowns in assemblies for the first time. Ifield had a considerable reputation for sport, particularly soccer and athletics. The pupils at this time included Jeff Bryant, who went on to be a professional footballer with Wimbledon and Alan Minter, a future World Boxing Champion.
By 1984 there were some 1600 pupils on roll - including Keith Newell who went on to play cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club.
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