Felpham Community College has been awarded a National School Attendance Award, for being recognised as one of the Top 25% Most Improved Secondary Schools in England for attendance during the 2025/26 academic year.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of students, parents and carers and staff, whose commitment to regular attendance has helped create a positive culture where students are able to maximise their learning and opportunities.

Mr Summers, Assistant Headteacher commented:
“Thank you to everyone who has supported our attendance journey. Over the last few years, we have introduced a number of initiatives for attendance. These include:

• Students who achieve 100% attendance for a fortnightly period, get to choose a reward (a canteen skip the queue pass or positive points – our rewards system at FCC)
• Form groups with the best attendance as a form, receive a Tutor Group Trophy every fortnight
• Students who have managed to achieve 100% attendance for the term are invited to an end of term rewards event (a free ice cream and hot chocolate!)
• Form Tutors have also been monitoring attendance and checking in with students and their families throughout the academic year.

We would like to thank students, and their families, for helping us improve standards and raise expectations. We look forward to continuing to work together to ensure every student has the best possible opportunity to succeed”

Photos showcase some of the Form Groups who have one the Attendance trophies this year.

On Thursday 15^th October, selected students from Felpham Community College and Selsey Academy attended an interactive singing workshop, hosted by a representative from ‘The Sixteen’ and in collaboration with West Sussex Music.

‘The Sixteen’ is a Performing Arts charity, working across the UK to provide an opportunity for people to experience choir music.

The workshop on the 15^th was organised through West Sussex Music, to prepare students for a concert being held in Spring 2027 – ‘Sings Live’. This concert will represent 10 primary and secondary schools across the West Sussex locality, with each school being invited to perform 2 songs.

Mr Harrington, Curriculum Leader for Music, commented:
“Our school choir includes students from years 7 right the way through to 11, and I am incredibly proud of how hard they continue to work as an ensemble and how professionally they conducted themselves. We meet twice a week at lunchtime and their dedication and enthusiasm is inspiring. For the concert we are learning ‘Let me walk in peace’, by Will Todd, and ‘Tallis Nightsong’. Attempting classical vocal repertoire is a fabulous opportunity to push ourselves out of our comfort zone and we are all looking forward to performing at the Cathedral early next year.  

As well as ‘Sings Live’, as a choir we are also busy rehearsing for other events we have coming up including our school carol concert, the switching on of the Christmas lights in Felpham village, The Big Sing and even our Spring FCC concert. Busy times ahead for our music department!”  

Thank you to the students, families and staff who took the time to vote for what charities they feel FCC should support this academic year with our charity programme of events.

We are pleased to announce that the following charities have been chosen along with Improving Failities for Students at FCC. Please click on the logos below for more information.

On the 9^th October, over 90 students across year groups at Felpham Community College took part in a world record attempt to get the most people reading in a 12-hour period.

The event was organised through the National Literacy Trust, as part of the National Year of Reading and in partnership with the British Council. It was a global initiative with 85 countries and territories taking part, with the record attempt aiming to connect students, teachers, families and communities around the world.

At Felpham Community College, students from years 8, 9 and 12 took part in both the library and English lessons. Students firstly took part in an online workshop with Nathaneal Lessore, author of Carnegie prize-winning teen comedy ‘The King of Nothing’. Following the workshop, they had the opportunity to either read one of his books, or a book of their choice. The FCC reading logs were then submitted to the National Literacy Trust to combine with all the other entries.

Miss Jarvis, Key Stage 3 English Lead at FCC, commented:
“It was so lovely to see so many students engaging with reading for pleasure and working towards this amazing achievement! We know that students who read are more likely to thrive in their final exams and at Felpham we can’t get enough of books! Our wonderful librarian Mrs Woodhead has done a fabulous overhaul of our school library and we can’t wait to get involved with more events and challenges like this!”

On Tuesday the 14^th October, Felpham Community College held their Charity Cheque Presentation Ceremony, for the fundraising they completed in 2025/2026.

Last academic year, the school hosted a full programme of events including 3 non-school uniform days, a Christmas Fair and Charity Raffle, a Sponsored Dog Walk, a Talent Show and a whole host of summer events within Youth Action Week in July – 10 tuck shops, 2 football tournaments, a colour run, a Summer Fete, a cinema afternoon, sponge the teacher, and a sponsored swim!

At the beginning of the academic year, students, their families, and staff were invited to vote for what charities to support for the year and the successful charities voted in where Cancerwise, St Wilfrid’s Hospice, MS Society and Sage House Dementia Support. The event on the 14^th was the opportunity for the charities to collect their cheques. The FCC Sixth Form Make A Difference Committee attended the event as well as students who went above and beyond with their sponsorship with events they took part in.  

Jenny Robson, Head Student in charge of Chairty commented:
“It was lovely to give the charities our cheques, we raised over £2000 more than the previous year which is fantastic. In total, £13,400 was raised from the year, with half going to support improving facilities at FCC for students, and the rest being split between the 4 charities. Our students really enjoy taking part in the different events we organised, some of them raised over £100 each for either the sponsored swim or dog walk which was brilliant. All the charities who attended were really grateful, and were impressed with how much we had managed to make. We are now busy making plans for after half term – our Foodbank donation drive, poppy sales and Christmas charity activities!”

Please can prospective students and their families enter the school site via the FCC Goodwood Avenue site entrance (Post Code PO22 8EH ). We will have parking wardens and guides assisting

Felpham students are celebrating improved GCSE and BTEC results, with more top grades and a significant rise in strong passes in English and Mathematics.

This year, the school has seen an increase in the number of students achieving the highest grades, with more students securing grades 7-9 than in previous years. Particularly pleasing is a 10% increase in the number of students achieving strong passes in both English and Mathematics.

Among the many outstanding individual achievements were:
· Jamie ,who achieved six GCSEs at Grade 9 and three at Grade 8.
· Daniel, who achieved five Grade 9s and four Grade 8s.
· Julia, who achieved five Grade 9s, two Grade 8s and two Grade 7s.
· Dominik, who achieved 10 GCSEs at grades 7-9.
· Maisie, Paige and Sophie, who all achieved grades 7-9 across all their qualifications.

Suzanne Pike, Headteacher, said:
“Today is a day to celebrate our young people and everything they have achieved through hard work, determination and resilience. We are incredibly proud of the results our students have achieved and of the way they have embraced every opportunity during their time at Felpham.
We are particularly pleased to see more students attaining the highest grades and a significant increase in the number achieving strong passes in both English and Mathematics. These improvements reflect the ambition of our students, the dedication of our staff and the support of families, all working together to help every young person succeed.
At Felpham, our aim is for every student to leave us with the ambition, knowledge, skills, values and experiences needed to exceed their potential and make a positive difference in the world. These results provide a strong foundation for the next stage of our students’ journeys, whether that is Sixth Form, further education, apprenticeships or employment.

We are delighted that many of our students will continue their education in our thriving Sixth Form, where they will further develop the academic, personal and leadership skills that will help them flourish in the future.
Most importantly, today’s results are about much more than grades. They reflect the growth, character and perseverance of a fantastic group of young people, and we could not be prouder of all they have achieved. We look forward to seeing the positive impact they will make in the years ahead.
I would also like to thank our entire school community for the encouragement, support and belief they provide to our students every step of the way.”

Students considering post-16 study, whether currently at Felpham or another school, are welcome to contact the College at fcc@felpham.org.uk to discuss their options and arrange a meeting. Further information can also be found on our Sixth Form website.

Students have commented:

Jamie, Max and Max: “We are all really happy with our results, and did better than some of our predicted grades. We are planning on coming back and studying in the sixth form.”
Daniel: “I achieved higher than I expected – I have definitely improved since all my year 11 mocks! It was really hard work and I am so glad it is finished, and I am really pleased with my results. I got 5x 9s, 4x 8s and 1x 7. I am coming back to Felpham Sixth Form to study A Levels.
Maisie: “I am absolutely over the moon! I did so much better than I had expected. I achieved 2x9s, 6x8s, 1x 7 – I am in shock! I am now looking forward to starting at FCC Sixth Form in a couple of weeks.
Dennis: “I am so happy with my results. I passed all my GCSEs, with grades 5 and above. At the moment, I can’t decide whether to go to Chichester College to study Business, Law and History – or to come back to Felpham Sixth Form. I have couple of weeks to make my mind up!”