Swimming Pool

How many other secondary schools have their own 25 metre swimming pool, that has a depth of 2.4 metres. All children have access to the swimming pool in lessons & in extra curricular use. Not only do all children have lessons in swimming, but also have the opportunity to learn 'life saving' skills. The swimming pool has five different changing areas for male, female, disability, family & cubicle use.

Arena Main Hall

Our superb main hall has a double sprung beech wood floor and has seating for upto 1200 children.

With capacity for up to six badminton courts; six short tennis courts; two 5-a-side football pitches; two basketball courts; two volleyball courts; one national league netball court or a combination of these. Other sporting activities that the hall can be used for are gymnastics, trampolining, martial arts, boxing, archery, indoor cricket & dance shows.

Dance Studios

We can boast one of the best dance studios in the West Sussex. It can hold in excess of 40 children & is light and airy with a fantastic double sprung floor. We offer many different activities for children including aerobics, yoga, street dance, martial arts and fitness.  We have another Dance Studio on The Regis School which is well equipped to enhance users experiences.

Construction Hall

This large open indoor space is purposely built to enable children to learn about skills required in building, such as brick laying, plastering, tiling, etc. The facilities are also very well equipped to enable every student to fully participate & engage with this practical subject. The tutors are all qualified & experienced in delivering these subjects.

Fitness Suite

The older student's have access to our fitness suite 'Top Form', which has the latest 'Cybex' treadmills, bikes & Arcs. So if children looking to tone up those muscles, build on their physiques or generally improve their fitness then they can use the state-of-the-art fitness suite. It is well equipped with over 35 workout stations including treadmills, free weights, steppers, bikes, arcs, rowers & conditioning equipment.   

Before using the fitness suite the children will be given 'an induction' with one of our qualified fitness instructors. The staff will take the children through the equipment step by step, explaining the safe and effective ways to train. Basic exercise principles will be explained and personalised programmes can be provided to maximise the children's benefits. 

Climbing Wall

Our wall is one of the largest in Southeast England with overhangs, traversing wall, & being over 9 metres high it can challenge all ages & abilities. There is also over 50 metres of bouldering walls.

The wall is a fantastic facility that our children have access to throughout the year. Climbing walls are a great way to get stronger and to start climbing in a friendly environment. They are a great way to build teamwork in a controlled environment with specially trained staff.

Our wall is regularly 're-routed' to ensure our children have different challenges on a regular basis.

Children are not allowed to climb unless they are assessed for their ability with our qualified teaching staff.

Arena Cafe

The Arena Cafe is available for use for our community users, sixth formers & staff. It offers a wide range of 'healthy' hot & cold food options throughout the day.

It is air conditioned with excellent views over our main sports hall, as well as open access to our fantastic Dance studio. The facilities are open throughout the day, evenings & at weekends (for exact opening times please contact Arena reception).

Outdoor Facilities

Whilst we have excellent indoor facilities we also have extensive outdoor facilities including:

A 'floodlit' All-Weather Pitch that can be used for as three hockey training areas or one full sized pitch, three six-a-side football pitches or one full sized football pitch, as well as other sports that can be played on the surface, such as cricket & softball. Our children use this facility throughout the year. It has the highest quality floodlighting so the winter evenings is not a problem to train or play matches.

Dining Hall

We have a fantastic dining hall area where all students can eat their lunches, there is also the ability to spread into the main hall when required.

Reprographics

The Reprographics Department provides a fast and efficient printing service for all BRCC staff, from origination of artwork and DTP using the latest computer software to printing of booklets, worksheets, forms, exam papers and certificates we also do laminating, binding and folding.

Most jobs have a 24 hour turnaround but smaller jobs can be done on request. There are 8 colour Photocopiers and 5 biometric colour printers for staff use all linked to the computer system which can be accessed from the main printer list by entering a department code.

Printing materials such as coloured paper, card and OHTs can be obtained from the Reprographics Room which is open from 8am to 3pm.

We are always available to discuss the various options and most cost effective way s of producing work. We also take in work from our feeder schools, local clubs and groups, this extra work helps to subsidise the running costs of the department, School work always taking priority.

Rooms To Hire

For the hire of facilities please contact The Arena Sports Centre 01243 870000