History
The school's history can be traced back to 1928, around which time, the Oxford Road Senior School opened. This was a co-educational school which, in 1932 had an average attendance of 208: 116 boys and 92 girls; by 1938, this number had risen to 294: 153 boys and 141 girls. After 1944, it was split into Horsham secondary boys' and girls' schools.
As Horsham Secondary School for Girls, it received pupils from Broadbridge Heath, Slinfold, Southwater and Colgate in 1951. In 1958, it moved to its current location on Depot Road, around the corner from the site of the Boys' school, which had moved to Comptons Lane four years previously. Both schools were renamed as The Forest School, and the boys' school still retains this name.
In 1976, the school became a comprehensive, and the following year was renamed to its current name. In 1980, there were 1,097 girls on roll.
In September 1996, it was designated a language college, and currently teaches six languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. Students are taught French and one other language for their initial three years and must then continue at least one as a full course GCSE in their final two years at the school (though many also continue a second language as either a shortcourse, accelerated or full course GCSE).
In 2006, a Millais became a training school, and recently opened Mitex: a training facility for staff from local schools.
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