The Royal Alexandra and Albert School
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| Royal Alexandra & Albert school | |
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| Rocky Lane, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0TD |
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| Principal | Mr Paul Spencer Ellis |
| Students | 760 pupils aged 7-18 |
| Type | State maintained boarding school |
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| Homepage | http://www.raa-school.co.uk/index.asp |
The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a co-educational, comprehensive, state maintained boarding school located in Reigate, Surrey. The current, full-time headmaster is Mr. Paul Spencer Ellis. The Royal Alexandra and Albert School Act, of 1949, united The Royal Alexandra School, which was founded in 1758, and The Royal Albert orphan School, which was founded in 1864 as a national memorial to Prince Albert.
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[edit] History of The Royal Albert orphan school
In its early days the school was known as the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum, being named in memory of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. It was situated in Camberley, just outside Bagshot's boundary, and was opened in 1864. In 1867 Queen Victoria planted a Wellingtonia Gigantica tree during an "Inauguration Ceremony" for the school. A "stone" at the site was engraved VIR 1867 and is mistakenly thought by some to be the foundation stone of the building. The Wellingtonia survives to this day. After the school left, the site was for a while used as the WRAC College. As well as learing the boys at the school were required to work: for example on the farm, in the gardens, in a tailor's shop and in a cobblers workshop.
[edit] History of Gatton Park
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For more details on this topic, see Gatton Park.
The school's grounds, Gatton Park were previously owned by Sir Jeremiah Colman of Colman's mustard and were extensively landscaped by celebrated 18th century landscape gardener Capability Brown.
