Story of Blatchington Mill School

Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College was formed in 1979 from the amalgamation of Hove Grammar School for Boys, Knoll Boys School, and Nevill County Secondary School. See more about former students of these schools.

Nevill School Reunion

See photographs of the Nevill School Reunion at Blatchington Mill School on 6th September 2008

The West Wing Mural

Painted originally in 1956 by A. Harrison, the mural painted over the main staircase was restored in 1994 by Sheila French. Read more or view the Mural Picture Gallery.

West Blatchington Mill

The West Blatchington windmill is situated just outside the school gates

The earliest pictorial record of it is a pen and ink sketch by John Constable in 1825

The windmill is a "smock" windmill. The name was given to this design of wooden tower mills which resembled the smock frocks worn by the millers of the period. It has six sides (they normally have eight) and is clad in cedar boarding.

The mill ceased working around 1900 and is now restored and a Grade II listed building. If you would like to pay it a visit it is open on Sunday afternoons and Bank Holidays during the summer months.