John Roan school

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The John Roan School
"Honore et labore." [1]
Location
Maze Hill
Blackheath
London
SE3 7UD
UK
Information
Head of school Des Malone
Students 1147 [2]
Type Comprehensive
Established 1677 [1]
Information Tel: 020-8516-7555
Fax: 020-8516-7594
Homepage http://www.thejohnroanschool.co.uk/

The John Roan School is a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London and a member of The Beacon Schools program. It was originally two grammar schools. The boys' school was founded in 1677 and the girls' school in 1877 through a charitable endowment by John Roan who left a substantial amount in his last will and testament to those children of Greenwich who could not afford private education.

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[edit] Notable former students

[edit] Location

Situated near the world-famous Greenwich Park where it has stood since the 1920's, the local council intends to relocate it to the Greenwich Peninsula, but has found itself facing growing local opposition [4]

The school is currently split over two campuses, Maze Hill and Westcombe Park named for the roads on which they lie. The former girls' school was in Devonshire Drive, Greenwich, was demolished when the boys' and girls' sites united.




[edit] Motto

The school's motto is "honore et labore" which is Latin for "Honour with[through] industry".

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The John Roan School - About the School
  2. ^ http://www.thejohnroanschool.co.uk/docs/100192ofsteadReport.pdf - Ofsted Inspection report 19-22/01/2004
  3. ^ Secretary Annual General Meeting of the Old Roan Association and the Old Roan Club. 25 March 2004. p. 2
  4. ^ Home

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