20 June 1900 the Headmaster, Robert Parkinson, wrote, "During the last fortnight I have examined the school. Standard I, II are in excellent order. Standard III, IV are under one teacher and very crowded and consequently work is not thorough. Standard V, VI lack brightness. The work is well taught but the tone is low. Standard VI arithmetic is very weak". The Worthing Observer of Sunday 31 March 1901 advertised "Evening Classes" of Cookery, Dressmaking, Home Nursing and Ambulance work. Earlier in this month the Medical Officer of Health closed the school for 3 weeks due to a measles epidemic. By 1907 the school had 281 senior pupils and 76 infants of whom Miss L. Dunston was in charge with Mr Parkinson in overall charge as Head. The 1910s Music and drama featured prominently in the early history of the school and in January 1913 an evening of entertainment was arranged to raise money for the Sports Fund. Staff and pupils took part in a varied programme. In 1914 Mr. Parkinson sold off superfluous land and enlarged the school to include 6 classrooms and 2 cloakrooms. Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein opened these extensions in September of this year. 1920s On 16 April 1928 the school became a Church Senior Boys School. The girls were transferred to Davison School and the remaining 171 boys were placed in 4 forms according to ability in English and Arithmetic. Also in this year Mr. Desborough became head and Miss Dunston retired after 30 years service. Gardening was added to the curriculum in 1929 with crops being grown in the grounds of the Vicarage in Rectory Road and at No. 6 Southey Road 1930s In 1931 the infant classes were transferred to Christ Church and Holy Trinity Schools. The late 1930s saw the outbreak of war and in the autumn of 1938 the school was temporarily closed so that staff could distribute gas masks to the people of Worthing. Also the Music and PT teacher Derrick Cressey was called up and the 7 classes had to be reduced to 6. The autumn term was delayed as the school was used to billet London evacuees. The 1940s An appeal had been launched in 1939 to raise £2,500 for extensions to the school and a new science and woodwork room was opened in June 1940 by The Bishop of Lewes. 63 boys and 3 staff were