Millais School
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Millais School is an girls' comprehensive school for students aged 11–16 situated in Horsham
, West Sussex
and an Outstanding School following an Ofsted
inspection in 2010. There is no sixth form and the number on roll is 1495. It is a specialist language college and a training school.
The school's catchment area serves Horsham
, and the villages bordering the town. The Headteacher is Mr. L. C. Nettley, and the two Deputy Heads are Mr. A. Shepherd and Mr. M. Sutton. Mrs. E. Barnes is the Chairman of Governors.
inspection and was judged to be an Outstanding School.
As Horsham Secondary School for Girls, it received pupils from Broadbridge Heath, Slinfold, Southwater and Colgate in 1951. In 1958, it moved to its current location on Depot Road, around the corner from the site of the Boys' school, which had moved to Comptons Lane four years previously. Both schools were renamed as The Forest School, and the boys' school still retains this name.
In 1976, the school became a comprehensive, and the following year was renamed to its current name. In 1980, there were 1,097 girls on roll.
In September 1996, it was designated a language college, and currently teaches six languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. Students are taught french and one other language for their initial three years and must then continue at least one as a full course GCSE in their final two years at the school (though many also continue a second language as either a shortcourse, accelerated or full course GCSE).
In 2006, a Millais became a training school, and recently opened Mitex: a training facility for staff from local schools.
and his initials J E M as used in his monogram
are incorporated into the logo. Although John Millais has no Horsham connection, his son, the wildlife artist, gardener and travel writer John Guille Millais
, lived the final thirty years of his life in a house called Compton's Brow less than a mile from the school.
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
and an Outstanding School following an Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection in 2010. There is no sixth form and the number on roll is 1495. It is a specialist language college and a training school.
The school's catchment area serves Horsham
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
, and the villages bordering the town. The Headteacher is Mr. L. C. Nettley, and the two Deputy Heads are Mr. A. Shepherd and Mr. M. Sutton. Mrs. E. Barnes is the Chairman of Governors.
Uniform
A new uniform was introduced in 2007 to year 7 and was gradually integrated throughout all years, becoming compulsory for all students in the academic year 2009/10. The old uniform of a bottle green jumper and skirt with a light peach blouse and blue / green striped tie was changed to a white shirt, black jumper and green tartan skirt. An option of bottle green trousers was also created.Reputation
The school has one of the highest pass rates in Sussex and always produces outstanding exam results. During the Spring Term of 2010, the school was subject to an OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection and was judged to be an Outstanding School.
History
The school's history can be traced back to 1928, around which time, the Oxford Road Senior School opened. This was a co-educational school which, in 1932 had an average attendance of 208: 116 boys and 92 girls; by 1938, this number had risen to 294: 153 boys and 141 girls. After 1944, it was split into Horsham secondary boys' and girls' schools.As Horsham Secondary School for Girls, it received pupils from Broadbridge Heath, Slinfold, Southwater and Colgate in 1951. In 1958, it moved to its current location on Depot Road, around the corner from the site of the Boys' school, which had moved to Comptons Lane four years previously. Both schools were renamed as The Forest School, and the boys' school still retains this name.
In 1976, the school became a comprehensive, and the following year was renamed to its current name. In 1980, there were 1,097 girls on roll.
In September 1996, it was designated a language college, and currently teaches six languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. Students are taught french and one other language for their initial three years and must then continue at least one as a full course GCSE in their final two years at the school (though many also continue a second language as either a shortcourse, accelerated or full course GCSE).
In 2006, a Millais became a training school, and recently opened Mitex: a training facility for staff from local schools.
The connection to the Millais family
The school is named after John Everett MillaisJohn Everett Millais
Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA was an English painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Early life:...
and his initials J E M as used in his monogram
Monogram
A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a...
are incorporated into the logo. Although John Millais has no Horsham connection, his son, the wildlife artist, gardener and travel writer John Guille Millais
John Guille Millais
John Guille Millais , known as "Johnny" Millais, was an English artist, naturalist, gardener and travel writer who specialised in wildlife and flower portraiture. He travelled extensively around the world in the late Victorian period detailing wildlife often for the first time...
, lived the final thirty years of his life in a house called Compton's Brow less than a mile from the school.
External links
- http://www.millais.co.uk/ - the school's website
- http://learning.millais.w-sussex.sch.uk/ - the school's VLE