Midhurst Rother College

Winchester's Partnership with Midhurst Rother College

In March 2008 Winchester College together with the University of Chichester joined with the United Learning Trust to support a new Academy in Midhurst, West Sussex. The new Academy, which is a merger of the former Midhurst Grammar School, Midhurst Intermediate School and Herbert Shiner Intermediate School, opened in January 2009.  

The Academy is one of a number of projects in a movement to improve standards in maintained schools by empowering independent governance and the sharing of resources, expertise and experience in both directions between independent and maintained schools. It is particularly appropriate that Winchester has formed a partnership with Midhurst because towards the end of the nineteenth century there were several Wykehamist headmasters of Midhurst Grammar School and for a time the school included Winchester Division in its curriculum.  

MRC's governing body includes among its number a Fellow of Winchester College, the Headmaster and the Registrar. Its Chairman is an Old Wykehamist. In addition to governance, the two schools are engaged in several co-operative projects, including exchange of ideas on curriculum, teaching method and joint activities with pupils.  

Winchester is proud to have entered into this continuing relationship with the Midhurst community.