Littlehampton Community School
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| Established | 1972 |
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| Closed | 2009 |
| Type | Community Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mrs Jayne Wilson |
| Chair of Governors | Richard Davies |
| Location |
Hill Road Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 6DQ England 50°48′58″N 0°32′02″W / 50.81603°N 0.53384°WCoordinates: 50°48′58″N 0°32′02″W / 50.81603°N 0.53384°W |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| DfE URN | 126082 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 125 |
| Students | 1724 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Colours |
Blue, Red and Yellow |
| Learning Teams | Larch, Chestnut and Sycamore |
| Houses (Abolished in 2004) |
Amberley Bignor Chantry Highdown Rackham |
Blue, Red and Yellow
The Littlehampton Community School (normally abbreviated to LCS) was a large, mixed gender community comprehensive school located at the edge of Littlehampton, in West Sussex, England, and was the main secondary school in the Littlehampton area. The school was one of the largest secondary schools in both West Sussex and England, and was surrounded by housing, providing easy access for local children. The school closed on 31 August 2009, being replaced by The Littlehampton Academy.
The school opened as Littlehampton Comprehensive School in 1972, following a merger between Andrew Cairns Secondary School for Boys and Maud Allen Secondary Modern School for Girls, brought about following the phasing out of the secondary modern school in the late 1960s after the distribution of Circular 10/65.
The school was located on a split campus site, named 'Hill Road' and 'Elm Grove' respectively due to their proximity to neighbouring roads. The main 'Hill Road' campus consisted of the English, Science, Humanities, Languages, Core Curriculum, Learning Support, Performance and Physical Education departments, whilst 'Elm Grove' campus was home to the Design Technology department and a disused Maths block. The two campuses were linked by a single pathway, dubbed 'The Flight Path' due to its sheer length which many said resemble an airport runway.
In its final years of existence, largely due to the ageing nature of the school, many new buildings were built, including a separate sixth-form college, a specialist business and enterprise centre, and a 'Maths Village'. The latter building, which was originally opened in December 2007, was subject to widespread ridicule within the school, originally due to its rushed construction following the discovery of asbestos in the original maths block, first built more than seventy years earlier as a military hospital in World War II. The building was then, just days after its opening, raided by thieves who stole a multimedia projector. The library and science block meanwhile were also relatively modern in comparison to the rest of the school, being rebuilt in 1991 following a devastating arson attack on the school.
In its final years, the school left its historical house system in favour of a year-based system. The house system involved students being sorted into one of five houses (all named after hills located in West Sussex; Amberley, Bignor, Chantry, Highdown and Rackham). In contrast to this, a reorganisation in 2004 saw students being sorted into one of three 'learning teams' (all named after species of trees; Larch (Red), Chestnut (Yellow) and Sycamore (Blue), (the initials subsequently spelling 'LCS')). The main difference in the latter system was the establishment of five 'Head of Year' posts. The school's uniform at the time of closure was strongly based on the learning teams system, with students wearing sweatshirts and polo shirts in their own team colour (Larch - Red; Chestnut - Yellow; Sycamore - Blue). In addition to this, all students were required to wear smart black trousers and shoes. The school made use of the 'learning teams' in the annual Athletics Morning which was held on the final day of each academic year, where the respective teams from all five years groups joined together to compete.
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