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Ardingly College
College RoadArdingly
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 6SQ
T: (01444) 893000
Contact email Visit our websiteISC ID: 51217
Head
Mr Ben Figgis (Headmaster)
Boys - age range:
Day: 2 to 18
Boarding: 11 to 18
Girls - age range:
Day: 2 to 18
Boarding: 11 to 18
Size
1056 pupils
Ardingly College case studies (39)
Partners
- Ardingly College
- West Hoathly C.E Primary school
- Student Well Being
- Community Work Fundraising
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Partners
- Ardingly College
- St. Peter's C.E. Primary School, Ardingly
- Balcombe C.E. Primary School
- Performing Arts And Music
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Partners
- Ardingly College
- South Malling School
- Lindfield Primary School
- St Peter's Ardingly
- St Peter's Chailey
- Fletching Primary School
- St Giles School
- Performing Arts And Music
Partnership with St Peter's Cof E Primary School Ardingly
Partners
- Ardingly College
- St Peter's Cof E Primary School Ardingly
- Academic
- Performing Arts And Music
- Sport DofE Cadets
- Governance
- Developing School Leaders
SMT and teacher exchanges of best practice
Partners
- Ardingly College
- South Malling primary, St Peter's Ardingly.
- Academic
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Partners
- Ardingly College
- Lindfield Primary Academy, Lindfield, Haywards Heath
- St Peter's CofE Pirmary School Chailey
- Warden Park Academy
- Various local Prep Schools
- Sport DofE Cadets
Partners
- Ardingly College
- Bolney CofE Primary School, Bolney, Haywards Heath
- 10 Local Schools
- Performing Arts And Music
Impact of partnership work done in 2025 (ISC annual Census 2026)
- 13 state schools involved
- 2001+ state school pupils involved
- 244 staff hours given
Impact Statement
Activity: Yr 6 STEM Day
Schools: Lindfield Primary, Ashdown House, Belmont School, Copthorne, Great Walstead, Handcross Park, Penthorpe, St Andrew’s
Objective: Engaging Yr 6 pupils with the Ardingly College Solar car project and more widely with STEM learning.
Details: Pupils worked in mixed-school teams to design build and race a mini solar car. Pupils developed connections with state school pupils and developed their STEM skills collaboratively.
Activity: Make a Noise! Music Day
Schools: Downlands Community School, Warden Park Academy, The Burgess Hill Academy, St Paul’s CC Burgess Hill and a few pupils from West Sussex Music Service
Objective: Creating music with a number of state schools
Details: Pupils spend the day working in instrumental sections and then a whole big band to rehearse and perform pieces of music. All pupils worked alongside each other in a supportive and creative atmosphere.
Activity: Astro Day
School: Warden Park
Objective: To learn about Astrophysics, astronomy and physics
Details: Pupils spent the day in workshops and listening to external speakers, also spending time in a planetarium.
The following are activities which have either not run despite state schools having been invited or else have run but many state schools have not attended despite having been invited: Solar Car, Make a Noise!, Shakespeare Conference, Economics Forum, Maths Challenge.
Scholarships are available at 11+, 13+ and 16+.
- Academic scholarships
- All Rounder awards
- Art scholarships
- Choral scholarships
- Design scholarships
- Drama scholarships
- Music scholarships
- Science/Technology scholarships
- Sport scholarships
- Sixth Form scholarships
- Clergy discounts
- Bursaries for new entrants
- Hardship awards for existing pupils