Motto | Honor Deo |
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Established | 1532 |
Type | Sixth Form College |
Principal | Sally Bromley |
Founder | Richard Collyer |
Location |
Hurst Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2EJ United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°04′16″N 0°19′26″W / 51.071°N 0.324°W |
Local authority | West Sussex |
DfE number | 938/8602 |
DfE URN | 130847 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | 1600 |
Gender | Mixed |
Ages | 16–19 |
Houses | Denne, Garnet, Hurst, Mercers', Pirie, Richmond, St. Leonard's, Whittington |
Former pupils | Old Collyerians |
Website | collyers |
The College of Richard Collyer, formerly called Collyer’s School, is a coeducational sixth form college in Horsham, West Sussex, England.
In recent years, the college has achieved the best A-level results in West Sussex for state-run institutions and is widely regarded to be one of the best sixth form colleges in the country. Academically it is a very strong school; the students regularly achieve good results and a significant number progress to the most prestigious universities. The college is rated as being 'Outstanding' by Ofsted and is the only further education college in the county to have achieved this.
It is also the second oldest school in West Sussex after The Prebendal School in Chichester and the fourth oldest school in Sussex. The college is Grade II listed by English Heritage.
Collyer’s serves about 1600 students between 16 and 19 years of age. It offers AS and A-level courses in 45 different subjects, including a selection not taught at other local colleges. 20 further subjects are offered towards AVCE, BTEC, GNVQ and vocational certifications and GCSE examinations.
A wide variety of adult education classes are offered at Collyer’s in the evenings. It is situated on the B2180 opposite Horsham Community Hospital, and close to the fire and police stations.