Steyning Grammar School

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Steyning Grammar School is a state comprehensive school in West Sussex, England. It is the only state school in West Sussex which caters for boarders. The school teaches pupils in Years 7 to 13.The school has two lower school sites catering for Years 7 and 8. The original site is located in Church Street, Steyning whilst a second site opened at Rock Road in Storrington in September 2017. A larger upper school site at Shooting Field, Steyning caters for students in Years 9 to 11 who study the Key Stage 4 curriculum over three years. The school's Sixth Form College for students in Years 12 and 13 is also based at the Shooting Field site.HistorySteyning Grammar School was founded and endowed as a grammar school in 1614 by William Holland, an Alderman of Chichester. In 1968, it merged with Steyning Secondary Modern School to form the current comprehensive school. The combined school shares two sites in Steyning: Church Street, which houses years 7 and 8, and Shooting Field, which houses years 9-11 and the sixth form college. A third lower school site opened in Storrington in September 2017 following the closure of Rydon Community College. Some Physical education lessons are taught at Steyning Leisure Centre.