| Roedean School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | honneur aulx dignes Honour the worthy |
| Established | 1885 |
| Type | Independent, girls Day & Boarding |
| Headmistress | Frances King |
| Location | Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | Roedean School's official website |
Roedean School is an independent girls' school in Roedean village on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. The school overlooks the sea and is situated close to the marina. Students attend from many different parts of the world. As well as teaching academic subjects, Roedean supports a wide variety of extracurricular activities such as dance, martial arts, sports, riding, music and drama. The Good Schools Guide stated that the "School has a healthy spirit and much to offer."[1] The school incorporates a 320-seat theatre, a heated indoor swimming pool and a chapel, as well as a range of workshops, studios, laboratories and sports pitches. Current school fees are between £5,050 and £10,050 per term[2], from the youngest day girls to the oldest boarders. This puts Roedean amongst some of the most expensive schools in the United Kingdom. Roedean School is a member of the Girls' Schools Association and a MyDaughter school.
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The school was founded in 1885 as Wimbledon House by three sisters: Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy Lawrence. In 1898, the school moved to its present site occupying new buildings designed by the architect John William Simpson. A sister school, also called Roedean School and co-founded by the youngest Lawrence sister, Theresa, is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
During the Second World War the students and staff were temporarily evacuated to Keswick, in the north of England. The school buildings in Sussex were then used by the Admiralty.[3] The school accepts girls aged 11 to 18.
Roedean School is set in 118 acres (480,000 m2) of grounds off Roedean Way, at the top of a cliff on the Sussex Downs overlooking the sea, approximately in line with Brighton Marina.
The school community is divided into houses.
The Lawrence and Tanner House (with Senior and Junior wings) system introduced in 2005 was reversed starting in 2010 with the reintroduction of numbered house systems.
Upper Three (Year 7) to Six One (Year 12) students are spread out amongst House 1, 2, 3, 4.
Six Twos (Year 13) are admitted to Keswick House, which is detached from the main school building.
In the past, such as the 1960s, the houses were: Junior House; House Number 1; House Number 2; House Number 3; House Number 4; and a Sanatorium. In 1966 part of the Sanatorium was made into rooms for VIth form girls, two VI form girls from every numbered house.
Roedean is a selective school, and entry to the school is based upon various examinations, interviews and reports from the girls' previous schools. Entry at 11+ and 13+ is through the Common Entrance Examination. Applicants of 11+ and 13+ who are unable to take the Common Entrance Examination, those wishing to enter at 12+ and overseas applicants may sit the Roedean entrance examination. For entry at 14+ places are offered to girls who reach the required standard in the Roedean entrance examination and early application is advised. Late applications will only be considered if places are available for the two year GCSE courses. Sixth Form entry is very competitive, and requires at least 55 points in GCSE or equivalent where A*=8, A=7 etc. and, ideally, a grade A in the subjects (or related subjects) that the candidate proposes to take at AS/A level. Applications are also assessed on the basis of the school's Sixth Form entrance examinations in English and Mathematics, together with either a verbal reasoning test or a non-verbal reasoning test.
Scholarships can be entered for at 11+, 12+, 13+ and upon entrance to the Sixth Form. These are calculated based upon the results of the Upper Five (year 11) end of term exams.
Past pupils are known as Old Roedeanians and include: