Notable Alumni
Martial arts expert Gemma Salter won the 2006 UK full contact fighting title and became the 2006 European champion in Chinese wrestling, shuai jiao.
The school contains memorials to a former teacher, Shelley Baisden, who died of cancer and to a popular teenager, Yibi Matthews, who died of HIV contracted at birth. Yibi Matthews was remembered as the boy with the big smile and his father, Rev David Matthews described Yibi's times at the school as "among his happiest". Also Mrs. Wait a learning mentor who suffered a long and hard battle with cancer
Television actor Rocky Marshall studied at the school in the late 1980s.
Ipswich Town footballer Jamie Griffiths studied at the school from 2006-2008 and is currently on loan with Plymouth Argyle.
England Goalkeeper Ian Walker studied at the school in the late 1980's.
Olympic Competitor (London 2012) Jonathan Adams, seated discus
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