Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College

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Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College
Headteacher	Janet Felkin
Specialism	Arts College
Location	Nevill Avenue Hove East Sussex BN3 7BW England
LEA	Brighton and Hove
Ofsted number	114606
Students	1674
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	http://www.blatchingtonmill.org.uk/
Coordinates: 50°50′43″N 0°10′53″W / 50.84517, -0.18131

Blatchington Mill School is a coeducational secondary school in Hove, East Sussex for 11 - 18. It is a school of Non-Denominational religion. The total number of pupils at the moment, of all ages, is 1711. The Headteacher is Janet Felkin BSc MA.

The school takes its name from the West Blatchington windmill which is situated just outside the school gates.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Michael Standing 1993 - 1997 Pro footballer with Bradford City F.C.,
• Robyn Schonhofer 1988 - 1995 Newsreader with Virgin Radio,
• Jay Jackson1986 - 1994 Presenter Juice 107.2 FM.
• Katie Price1989 - 1994 Glamour Model, Author and Television Personality
• Gareth Barry Professional football player with Aston Villa

[edit] Awards

The school currently holds the status' of:

• Arts Colleges
• Artsmark Gold Arts Council England
• RM Centre of Excellence
• Hove Leading Edge Partnership
• Maths and Computing
• Learning with the Community Schools Curriculum Award 2002
• Vocational
• Blatchington Mill Performing Arts
• Healthy School
• Sportsmark 2006 Education and Skills Rewarding Commitment