Littlehampton Academy

The Littlehampton Academy is a coeducational academy, sponsored by Woodard Schools and West Sussex County Council, in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, which opened in September 2009. The academy replaced The Littlehampton Community School, which closed in August 2009. EstablishmentThe proposal of an academy in Littlehampton was first made in 2007, shortly after The Littlehampton Community School lost out to Bognor Regis Community College in the bidding for a full rebuild under the Building Schools for the Future. Shortly afterwards, the school and Woodard Schools signed an agreement to work together to turn the school into the academy, alongside two other establishments in West Sussex. The Department for Children, Schools and Families formally approved the academy proposals in September 2008, announcing that the existing establishment would close on 31 August 2009. The Littlehampton Academy opened on the same site, and using the same buildings, the next day on 1 September. Campus and buildingsOn its opening, the academy inherited a range of old and modern buildings previously accommodating the predecessor Littlehampton Community School. Plans were submitted to West Sussex County Council in August 2010 for the demolition of most of the existing buildings, to be replaced with an academy building with a capacity of 1, 900 students. The application received planning permission from the council on 2 November 2010.

The Littlehampton Academy is a coeducational academy, sponsored by Woodard Schools and West Sussex County Council, in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, which opened in September 2009. The academy replaced The Littlehampton Community School, which closed in August 2009. EstablishmentThe proposal of an academy in Littlehampton was first made in 2007, shortly after The Littlehampton Community School lost out to Bognor Regis Community College in the bidding for a full rebuild under the Building Schools for the Future. Shortly afterwards, the school and Woodard Schools signed an agreement to work together to turn the school into the academy, alongside two other establishments in West Sussex. The Department for Children, Schools and Families formally approved the academy proposals in September 2008, announcing that the existing establishment would close on 31 August 2009. The Littlehampton Academy opened on the same site, and using the same buildings, the next day on 1 September. Campus and buildingsOn its opening, the academy inherited a range of old and modern buildings previously accommodating the predecessor Littlehampton Community School. Plans were submitted to West Sussex County Council in August 2010 for the demolition of most of the existing buildings, to be replaced with an academy building with a capacity of 1, 900 students. The application received planning permission from the council on 2 November 2010.