▁as ▁H ast ings ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁William ▁Parker ▁School , ▁William ▁Parker ▁Sports ▁College , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Ark ▁William ▁Parker ▁is ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁H ast ings , ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁male ▁single - sex ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁co - ed uc ational ▁Academy ▁spread ▁over ▁two ▁sites ▁after ▁Ark ▁Hel ens wood ▁merged ▁with ▁Ark ▁William ▁Parker ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 9 ▁The ▁Rev . ▁William ▁Parker , ▁R ector ▁of ▁All ▁Sain ts ▁Church , ▁H ast ings ▁died , ▁leaving ▁a ▁will ▁which ▁said : ▁" I ▁give ▁unto ▁the ▁Mayor , ▁Jur ates ▁and ▁Com yn alty e ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁to ▁their ▁success ors ▁for ▁ever ▁towards ▁the ▁may n te yn ance ▁of ▁a ▁Relig ious ▁and ▁god lie ▁Sch o ole master ▁in ▁the ▁say d ▁to w ne ▁w ' ch ▁shall ▁instruct e ▁and ▁teach ▁the ▁you the ▁of ▁the ▁In hab itants ▁of ▁H ast ings ▁in ▁learning e , ▁man ners ▁and ▁other ▁vert uous ▁education ▁to ▁get te ▁their ▁living e . ▁To ▁which ▁say d ▁use ▁I ▁give ▁all ▁my ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁par is he ▁of ▁O er ." ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁although ▁Parker ' s ▁will ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁wid ow ▁should ▁enjoy ▁the