Rugby, Badminton and Basketball. William Parker was divided into three houses for sporting events and for students to wear during PE lessons. Houses haven't been decided yet The house system was incorporated into the pastoral system for 2017-18 and 2018–19, and as a result, there were three Heads of Houses with responsibility for charity fundraising and house events as well as, the behaviour, attendance and tutor activities of students in their house. Ark Alexandra Academy Ark Alexandra maintains William Parker's Church of England distinctiveness and aims to preserve and build on the legacy of both William Parker and Helenswood. It has five houses including two from William Parker, however, the house system has yet to be embedded into the academy fully. The school has three values: Faith, Excellence and Kindness. Uniform There are currently three uniforms that are worn at Ark Alexandra Academy including at the William Parker campus. For Year 7s, the new Ark Alexandra Academy uniform is cumpolsory, however, for the other years, excluding the sixth form, they are free to wear either their old Ark Helenswood/Ark William Parker uniform or buy and wear the new uniform. The various uniforms are as follows: Blazer with William Parker/Helenswood/Alexandra badge Plain white shirt Tie (Alexandra- blue and gold/ William Parker- red and green/red/yellow) Trousers (Navy- Ark Alexandra/Black- Ark William Parker/Helenswood) Skirt (Helenswood) Black shoes Jumper with logo, optional Notable former pupils Hastings Grammar School Archibald Belaney (1888–1938), who emigrated to Canada, claimed to be half-Apache, and wrote a number of books under the name of Grey Owl Timothy Booth Jones (born 1952), Sussex cricketer Sir Herbert Butcher, National Liberal MP for Holland with Boston from 1937–1966 Edwin Constable, Professor of Chemistry, University of Basel, 1966–1972 Michael Jabez Foster, Labour MP for Hastings and Rye from 1997–2010 Simon Fuller, Manager of The Spice Girls and David Beckham; creator of "Pop Idol" Simon Kirby, Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown from 2010–2017 Alan Oakman, England and Sussex cricketer. Played in the famous 1956 Old Trafford test against Australia when Jim Laker took 19 wickets Sir David Penry-Davey, judge at the High Court of Justice Arthur Spencer Roberts, painter Paddy Tomkins, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police from 2002–2007; HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 2007–2009 Michael Powley MBE, former Chairman of NASE (1967–68). William Parker School Kevin Ball, former Portsmouth and Sunderland football player. First man from Hastings to play