The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
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The Sir Robert Woodard Academy is a mixed gender academy, sponsored by Woodard Schools
and West Sussex County Council
, in Lancing
, West Sussex
which opened in September 2009. The academy, which serves the communities of Lancing and Sompting
, replaced Boundstone Community College
, which closed in August 2009. The academy is named after Robert Woodard
, great-grandson of Nathaniel Woodard
.
Woodard Schools
Woodard Schools is a group of Anglican schools affiliated to the Woodard Corporation which has its origin in the work of Nathaniel Woodard, an Anglo-Catholic clergyman....
and West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
, in Lancing
Lancing, West Sussex
Lancing is a town and civil parish in the Adur district of West Sussex, England, on the western edge of the Adur Valley. It lies on the coastal plain between Sompting to the west, Shoreham-by-Sea to the east and the parish of Coombes to the north...
, 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...
which opened in September 2009. The academy, which serves the communities of Lancing and Sompting
Sompting
Sompting is a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England, located between Lancing and Worthing, at the foot of the southern slope of the South Downs. Twentieth century development has linked it to Lancing. The civil parish covers an area of 10.35 square kilometres and has...
, replaced Boundstone Community College
Boundstone Community College
Boundstone Community College was a co-educational comprehensive school for pupils aged 11 to 18, with around 1000 students, including over 100 in the Sixth Form, which served the communities of Lancing and Sompting...
, which closed in August 2009. The academy is named after Robert Woodard
Robert Woodard
Rear Admiral Sir Robert Woodard, KCVO, DL is a former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia.-Naval career:Educated at Lancing College, the school founded by his great-grandfather, Rev Nathaniel Woodard, Woodard joined the Royal Navy and specialised in aviation...
, great-grandson of Nathaniel Woodard
Nathaniel Woodard
Nathaniel Woodard was a priest in the Church of England. He founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith...
.