in top flight English football. Now a coach as Sunderland. Gareth Barry, England and Manchester City football player. Darren Boyd, actor Steve Cook, Bournemouth footballer Jake and Dinos Chapman, artists John Digweed, British DJ and record producer Dean Hammond, current Southampton FC captain and was formerly Brighton & Hove Albion captain. Shwan Jalal, Bournemouth football player. Michael Yardy, England and Sussex cricket player. Martin Owen, professional musician, French Horn. Jason Scott, Advertising Creative who wrote a number 1 K-pop song, “Run It” for Jay Park in 2019, invented a way to donate on social media using emoji in 2017 and invented a WWE character for Old Spice that won two 24/7 Titles in 2021. Henry Farmer Acclaimed writer who became well known for his books 'Voice clip & Me' and 'The Rummy Journals' Notable former teachers John Banks, master of the Parker school from 1848 to 1878, wrote a book in his retirement recounting his youthful activities as a smuggler, learning about hydrostatics while engaged in watering down smuggled over-proof brandy. Tom Cookson (died 1998) husband of Catherine Cookson, popular novelist. Sion Jenkins, former deputy head, convicted of the murder of his foster-daughter Billie-Jo Jenkins in 1997 released on second appeal after the second retrial failed to reach a verdict. The trial judge ordered that he be formally acquitted on 9 February 2006. Further reading J. Manwaring Baines, J. R. Conisbee, and N. Bygate, The History of Hastings Grammar School 1619-1966, published by the Governors of the Hastings Grammar School Foundation, 1956, revised 1967. References External links Ark Alexandra Academy Community athletics arena 1619 establishments in England Educational institutions established in the 1610s Buildings and structures in Hastings Secondary schools in East Sussex Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Chichester Academies in East Sussex Ark schools