The Holy Trinity Church of England Secondary School is a voluntary-aided comprehensive school in Crawley, West Sussex, England. The school has a roll of around 1300 students.[1]
In December 2015, Paul Kennedy left as head teacher. In April 2015, Reverend Millwood was chosen as the new head.
Holy Trinity offers a range of GCSE, BTEC and A-Level courses. These are both vocational and part of the English Baccalaureate. Subjects range from English, to languages to Art. Holy Trinity also offers a WorkSkills course, which is designed as a GCSE subject to prepare students for future employment. There is a sixth form centre if students wish to continue their studies at an advanced level.
The school has a main site with new additions built on to it over time. These include a drama studio, Sports Hall and the 'Chichester Refectory' (the school's canteen).
In 2014, P. Sumner left as deputy head teacher after serving over 24 years at the school. In September 2014, R. Bradley was announced and became the school's new deputy head teacher.
Voluntary aided status
The government provides the school with grant aid to cover 90% of the costs for external building maintenance and improvements.[citation needed] The governors are responsible for 10% of total costs. Each family represented in the school is invited to commit an annual donation.
The school is run by the Church of England and has been since its opening in 1969; some of the original buildings still exist.
Although the school started to take pupils in September 1967, it was not opened officially until 17 December 1969, when The Queen came to open the school.
Sport
The school has a history of success within its basketball programme, having won the nationwide basketball U15 National Schools Conference, alongside becoming national champions in the U19 and U15 categories in 2015.[2] Furthermore the programme has produced a number of players who have gone on to represent both the national team and compete overseas in the US.[3]
Records
Holy Trinity has appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for holding the longest continuous basketball rally.[4] Holy Trinity smashed the record of 60 hours and 3 seconds (set by Japan) and pushed the record to just over 72 hours. The record was set over 13–16 July 2007.
However the school no longer holds the record. It was raised to 81 hours in 2008 in Tenerife.[citation needed]
School productions
The drama and music departments work with pupils to create productions every November, alternating between musicals and straight plays. Some productions are:
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