School News
Engineering Tomorrow: From Ideas to Bridges
We had the pleasure of welcoming Engineering Tomorrow for a bridge-building workshop with a group of year 9’s. During the session they applied their creativity and design skills to tackle a real engineering challenge and bought their ideas to life.
Year 9 in Action: Fundraising for Free Shop Crawley
We have been blown away by the generosity of our school community.
This term our visionary Year 9s have led an incredible whole school fundraising effort, encouraging tutor groups to donate essential items for The Free Shop Crawley. Thanks to their hard work, enthusiasm and leadership, today we collected almost 50 filled boxes from students and staff across the school!
From powerful […]
Year 9 STEM Students Build, Code, and Race Robots at Gatwick’s STEM Centre
A group of Year 9 students were invited to attend the STEM Centre at Gatwick Airport for a fantastic morning of LEGO coding.
They designed a diverse range of robots, coded them to run and finished with an exciting race to the finish line. These experiences give our students a hands-on opportunity to develop their problem-solving, teamwork, and engineering skills in […]
Year 9 Students Step Up as Future Free Shop Ambassadors
Last week, students from the Year 9 Charity Team, alongside Miss Martin and Mrs Latham had the opportunity to visit The Free Shop Crawley as part of an exciting community fundraising trip. During this visit, the students began their training to become Free Shop Ambassadors! This role will continue throughout their time at ICC, giving them the chance to work closely […]
Igniting Young Minds: Year 7 & 8 Dive into British Science Week
The theme for this year’s British Science Week was ‘The Big Question’
Our year 7 and 8s got their creativity buzzing while building their own wind turbines, cracking the secrets of binary code and communicating as a team to duplicate a picture.
Year 7 students enjoyed an unforgettable visit from Steve at Animazing. From fascinating tarantulas to adorable rabbits, there was truly […]
Trenches, Tanks & Tunnels: ICC History on Tour!
Our History students have just returned from an unforgettable battlefield adventure across France and Belgium — a trip packed with powerful stories, hands‑on exploration and plenty of muddy boots! 🇫🇷🇧🇪
From watching the sunrise over the Channel to standing in the very trenches of Vimy Ridge, students brought their classroom learning to life in the most inspiring way. Highlights included:
🪖 Handling […]
Year 10 Female Sexual Health Workshop with The Juno Project
On Friday 6 February, we welcomed The Juno Project to deliver an informative, female-only session focused on sexual health, STIs, and contraception. The workshops were led by experts and gave all Year 10 female students a safe and supportive space to learn, ask questions, and grow their understanding of these important topics.
ICC Students Take Part in Bebras Computing Challenge
ICC students recently took part in the Bebras Computing Challenge 2025, an international competition that tests logical thinking, problem solving, and computational thinking through fun, puzzle-based questions.
We are incredibly proud of all students who took part, and especially of those who achieved winning and high-scoring results.
Distinction Award winners scored in the Top 25% in the school within their age group.
Best […]
ICC Donates Christmas Hampers to the Easter Team
On Friday 12th December ICC students presented the Easter Team with decorative festive food hampers.
Students have been busy decorating boxes and collecting food items for the Christmas hampers to be donated to The Easter Team; a Crawley based Christian charity that helps people who need it the most in Crawley.
Donations on the list included, mince pies, chocolate, […]
Unlocking Imagination: Matt Goodfellow Shares His Passion for Writing
We had the pleasure of welcoming author and poet Matt Goodfellow to our school today. He is the author of The Final Year, the book given to all ICC Year 6 students on Transition Day to read over the summer holidays before starting Year 7.
Matt delivered a whole Year 7 assembly, where he spoke about how he first discovered his […]
ICC Holds the West Sussex Music Event – Sings Live
Today ICC welcomed pupils from Imberhorne School, Thomas Bennett Community College and Oriel High School to a Sings Live, a West Sussex Music event.
The aim of these workshops is to encourage a passion for singing, led by a group called The Sixteen, who work nationally. 26 of our students took part where they learnt about vocal techniques […]
Year 7 Students Attend Deer’s Leap Park for a Day of Team Building
Thirty Year 7 students attended Deer’s Leap Park for Your Amazing Day on Friday 26th September for an adventure day where their teamwork, resilience, independence and visionary skills were put to the test. From high ropes to crate stacking it is fair to say everyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves, learnt new skills and beamed with confidence throughout all activities.
They […]
Year 11 Class of 2025 are celebrating another strong set of exam results.
Our Year 11 students approached the exam season with high levels of dedication, commitment, and resilience; they should all be extremely proud of everything they have achieved.
A number of students achieved Grade 9s in multiple subjects. These include Samritha Rajkumar who secured Grade 9s in English Language, English Literature, Maths, Science and Geography, and Hissan Mohammed who achieved Grade 9s […]
ICC are proud to report another very strong set of Key Stage 5 exam results.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at ICC
Celebrating Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.
This half term, our focus on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) has continued to grow, with a number of exciting and meaningful events taking place.
A highlight was our fourth annual Diversity Say, which brought the school community together in celebration and support of three incredible local charities: Refugees Welcome Crawley, Crawley LGBTQ+ , and Autism Support […]
ICC Sarah Robinson Commemorative Sponsored Walk
On Thursday 4th July, all students in Years 7 to 10 took part in our annual sponsored walk, raising an incredible £4,356.91 for St. Catherine’s Hospice—a local cancer charity that holds a very special place in our hearts.
Students walked an impressive 8 miles—equivalent to around 19,000 steps—between 8:30 am and 12:30 pm, showing outstanding commitment and energy throughout the event. […]
Future Flight: A High-Flying STEM Day at Aviation House
A select group of our Year 9 girls together with some other regional schools had the opportunity to visit Aviation House on Monday for an engaging day focused on careers within the aviation industry. The day began with a hands-on escape room activity, followed by Q&A sessions with pilots, engineers, and STEM ambassadors, giving our girls valuable insight into the […]
ICC Students Visit the AMEX Stadium in Brighton
We recently took 30 students to the AMEX Stadium in Brighton for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of a top Premier League football club. The students selected for this opportunity were chosen for their roles as sports leaders, ambassadors, or prospective Sport Studies students.
During the visit, they had the chance to explore the home changing rooms, executive suites, pitch-side areas, media […]
Year 7 Personal Development and Enrichment
As part of our personal development and enrichment plan – Year 7 have been focusing this month on litter picking and recycling. Overall we have collected 7 bags of litter and recycled 100 bottles.
Well done to all the year 7s that took part as well as Alex in Year 9 .
Year 7 Get Up Close to Nature
As part of our Science Week activities, Steve from Animazing bought in a collection of animals and vertebrates. Students had an amazing interactive experience learning about the different habitats and ecosystems these species occupy.
It’s not every day you see a tarantula crawling across the floor, or a python close up.
To see more photos of the day, please see our Faceb0ok […]
ICC Joins the Inspire Scholars Programme at Oxford University
ICC is proud to be part of the Inspire Scholars Programme run by St John’s College at Oxford University. The programme is designed “to encourage all pupils with exceptional promise to aim high, to stretch themselves academically and to be confident in making well-founded applications to a top university like Oxford.”
A selected a group of our most academically able year […]
ICC 6th Form Students Visit Goldsmiths University London
Students from Year 12 and 13 Business, Economics, Accounting and Law attended a day of activities, lectures and tours at Goldsmiths University.
The students had taster lessons led by Senior University Lecturers Dr Marta Minetti and Dr Mark McCulloch. These sessions focused on the skills and qualities that are required to completing University degrees and the various assessment techniques that […]
Year 8 Students Visit Kingston University
A group of Year 8 students have been participating in an initiative where they spend the day at Kingston University. The students have been working with both University lecturers and undergraduate students on team building, leadership and presentation skills. Students also must research different courses and entry requirements for university courses across different establishments.
Associate Senior Leader- Paul Darbyshire “The university […]
Law students work with Barristers from WestGate Chambers Brighton
On Friday 21st March 2025, Scott Sharp and Catherine Langley from WestGate Chambers in Brighton were in school working with Year 12 and 13 BTEC Level 3 Law students.
The students were given legal case studies and scenarios and had to act as Barristers representing a defence team. The students investigated both mitigating and aggravating acts within the scenarios.
Students were also […]
ICC Rocketeers travelled to Cheltenham to compete in the Southern heats of UKRoc
The ICC Rocketeers travelled to Chelmsford to compete alongside 37 other teams in the Southern heats of UKRoc. Gorgeous weather ensured some high scores throughout the day with sporadic wind gusts challenging many teams.
Each rocket had a two-flight limit, requiring careful mass adjustments and on-the-spot repairs to fins and parachutes to secure a spot on the scoreboard. Strict competition rules […]
