Specialist and Training Schools

The Specialist Schools Programme helps schools, in partnership with private sector sponsors and supported by additional Government funding, to establish distinctive identities through their chosen specialisms and achieve their targets to raise standards.

Specialist schools have a special focus on their chosen subject area but must meet the National Curriculum requirements and deliver a broad and balanced education to all pupils.

Any maintained secondary school in England can apply to be designated as a specialist school in one of ten specialist areas: arts, business and enterprise, engineering, humanities, language, mathematics and computing, music, science, sports and technology. Schools can also combine any two specialisms. Some of our leading specialist schools have also been awarded a second specialism.

To find out more about specialist schools in West Sussex click on the link at the top of this page.

New information about Specialist and Training Schools can be found be clicking on the attachments at the bottom of the page.

If you would like to know more about specialist schools, please see the link below or contact Peter Senior on 01243 777253 or email: peter.senior@westsussex.gov.uk