▁board ▁of ▁ten ▁govern ors ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁five ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁char itable ▁foundation . ▁The ▁char itable ▁funds ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁govern ors , ▁but ▁responsibility ▁for ▁providing ▁buildings ▁now ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁education ▁authority . ▁A ▁new ▁modern ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁further ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁which ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁playing ▁fields . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁designed ▁for ▁ 5 7 0 ▁boys , ▁including ▁a ▁sixth ▁form ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Park stone ▁Road ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁occupied ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Com pre h ensive ▁school ▁The ▁incoming ▁Labour ▁government ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁introduced ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁national ▁education ▁policy ▁intended ▁to ▁phase ▁out ▁grammar ▁school ▁education ▁and ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁compreh ensive ▁education . ▁This ▁was ▁resist ed ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁H ast ings , ▁but ▁local ▁government ▁re organisation ▁under ▁the ▁following ▁Conserv ative ▁administration ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁county ▁bor ough ▁was ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Council ▁as ▁the ▁education ▁authority . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁change ▁to ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁school ▁int ake , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁school ▁with ▁H