 They became known as the De La Salle School until they moved out in 1971.Comprehensive schools were introduced to England and Wales in 1965, by the Labour government.The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton purchased the convent and its grounds for £225,000, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton David Cashman (1912–1971) one time Chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk, was the guiding force behind the establishment of the first Catholic Comprehensive School in Sussex.