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Roedean School, Brighton

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Roedean School details

Address:

Roedean School
Roedean Way, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5RQ

Telephone:

01273 667500

Fax:

01273 676 722

Email:

admissions@roedean.co.uk

Website:

www.roedean.co.uk

Authority:

Brighton and Hove

Gender of entry:

Girls

Age range:

11-19

Number of students:

383

Affiliation:

GSA

Gender of sixth form:

Girls

Last inspection:

February 2001. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Carolyn Shaw, appointed in April 2003.

Staff: 44 (men 14, women 30).

Motto: "Honneur aux dignes" ("Honour those who be worthy").

Background: Since its foundation in 1898, Roedean has stood as an exemplar of high standards in education. Girls are encouraged to be self-reliant, to explore their talents and to strive for excellence. The school's facilities include a modern science wing with laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology, a 320-seat theatre, library, dance studios, music rooms and a separate sixth-form centre.GCSE study is complemented by general courses in ICT, religious studies and sport, with many girls taking extra lessons in dance and drama. Visiting speakers, expeditions and competitions are a regular feature of school life. Several girls in the upper sixth attend undergraduate maths classes at the University of Sussex. Extracurricular activities include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, debating, ballet, modern and jazz dance and polo. Girls organise many activities themselves, often turning them into an opportunity to raise funds for their chosen charities. Typical weekends for boarders include trips to the beach, theatre or cinema, as well as activities that range from go-karting to horse-riding. The school tries to use its location, flanked by the Sussex Downs and looking to the coast, to the best possible advantage. This year the school's boarding houses were refurbished pupils can expect brighter facilities and, in one house, en-suite bathrooms.

Alumni: Honeysuckle Weeks, Sarah Miles, actors; Baroness Lynda Chalker, politician.

Streaming/setting: Year 8, mathematics and French; Year 9, English, mathematics and modern languages; Year 10, all GCSE subjects where there is more than one group.

Approach to discipline: All girls are expected to comply with school rules.

Uniform: Navy blazer, navy skirt, white shirt, tie for formal occasions, navy skirt, coloured polo shirt, navy sweatshirt for everyday wear, pale-blue sweatshirt and tracksuit (navy or pale-blue) for sport. Sixth form: choice of attire for day wear but preferably a smart suit..

Homework: Average 11-year-old, 6 hours a week; 14-year-old, 10 hours; 16-year-old, 8 hours.

Higher education: 100% (6 Oxford 2 Cambridge).

Special needs: Support available for pupils with mild dyslexia.

Inspection: February 2001: Roedean is a good school with no significant weaknesses and many special strengths, notably its strong pastoral care, broad curriculum including a wide range of extracurricular activities, and good provision for personal development. It comes close to achieving all its aims, and its strength lies in the high quality of its all-round provision.

Feeder schools: Burgess Hill (3 pupils); Godstone Prep (2 pupils); St Andrew's Prep (2 pupils); Moira House (2 pupils); Lady Eleanor Holles (2 pupils).

Girls' age range: 11 to 18.

Before-school care: from 08.15.

After-school care: until 21.00.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Senior girls: 396.

Senior girls 11-18: Y.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 14.

Average class size (sixth form): 10.

Principle admission ages: 11yrs (18); 13yrs (25); 14yrs (31); 16yrs (42).

Gifted pupils: 62.

Bursary pupils: 8.

Bursaries: Art, Music, Sport, Drama, Other.

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