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Old Wish Road , , BN21 4JY | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Ex Oriente Salus (Haven to the East, another name for a haven being a bourne... therefore a 19th century play on words.... Eastbourne) |
| Established | 1867 |
| Founder | Seventh Duke of Devonshire and other prominent Eastbourne citizens |
| Local authority | East Sussex County Council |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chairman of the College Council | Admiral Sir Ian Forbes KCB CBE |
| Headmaster | Simon P Davies MA |
| Staff | 236 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 542 |
| Houses | Day Houses: Blackwater; Craig; Powell; Reeves; Watt Boarding Houses: Wargrave; Pennell; Gonville; Nugent; School |
| Former pupils | Old Eastbournians |
| Website | http://www.eastbourne-college.co.uk/ |
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent day/boarding school for children aged 13-18, situated on the south coast of England. The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire and other prominent Eastbourne citizens in 1867 and has been growing ever since. While the College began as an all-boys' school it has in the last 20 years become co-educational.
The College is located in the Lower Meads area of Eastbourne, in a mainly residential area. Most of the school buildings are on a central campus area but many others are scattered in the immediate vicinity, such as the Beresford hockey and the links rugby pitches
In 2005 the school was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by The Times, which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents.[1] Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.[2]
Motto
Ex Oriental Salus (Out of the Mouth comes Hope/Health/Safety)
Chapel
The Chapel is within the 'central' tradition of the Church of England. The College has a rich choral tradition with an outstanding choir and the relatively small size of the Chapel buildings means that all services have an intimate feel to them.
The College has a full time Chaplain who seeks to provide pastoral and spiritual care to the whole College community 24 hours a day. As the Chaplain and his family live in a central position on the College campus, he is always available. Pupils are always welcome to visit him about anything that is bothering them, whether it is a serious personal matter or a minor difficulty. Sometimes people drop in just for a chat and a cup of tea.
Every Thursday evening there is an informal communion service followed by pizza in the Chaplain's flat at which all are welcome. There is a student-led College Christian Union which is attended by students of various Christian traditions and anyone else who wants to go along. There is also a Bible study group (The Connection) led by two members of staff which meets weekly throughout the year. At the beginning and end of each term there is a whole school service in All Saints' Church, immediately adjacent to the school.
The Chapel is kept open each day during term time as a place of peace, where pupils and staff can, if they wish, have some quiet time away from the busyness of daily College life. Sunday services often reflect the College's outstanding choral tradition and in addition there are occasional services which are led by one of the ten houses or the Christian Union.
Every year a confirmation service is held in the Chapel. The Chaplain prepares candidates for confirmation in the months preceding this service and this includes an awayday at Ashburnham Christian Centre.
School shop
The School Shop provides for all of the daily needs of the staff and pupils at Eastbourne College and sells everything from uniforms to stationery to toiletries.
Sports
As at many other independent schools, sports are taken very seriously at Eastbourne College and throughout the years it has produced many successful teams. Sports are played at the many facilities around the college (including College Field which has been used for training by teams such as South Africa upon arrival in the UK and some internationals) and at various locations around the town acquired by the college. Mark Lock plays rugby for Leeds Tykes having previously won the Premiership with Wasps, Hugo Southwell for Scotland. Will Green played for Wasps when he won the premiership along with Mark Lock before moving onto Ireland.
At the College, each term consists of one main sport.
| Term | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas | Rugby union | Hockey |
| Lent | Hockey | Netball |
| Summer | Cricket | Tennis |
However there are also alternative sports, such as football, cross country, swimming, golf, tennis, squash, rowing, sailing & rugby fives.
Combined Cadet Force
The school has a CCF Combined Cadet Force contingent which all of year ten and some of the upper years are involved with, being a member of either The Royal Airforce, The Army, or The Navy
Eastbourne College Houses
- Day Houses
- Blackwater (Girls)
- Craig (Boys)
- Powell (Boys)
- Reeves (Boys)
- Watt (Girls)
- Boarding Houses
- Pennell (Boys)
- Gonville (Boys)
- Wargrave (Boys)
- Nugent (Girls)
- School (Girls)
Many of these houses were donated to the school in wills; for example, Powell was given to the college by Stanley Powell.
Notable Old Eastbournians
- Olav Bjortomt, World Quiz Champion 2003, writes quizzes in The Times newspaper
- Sir Hugh Casson, architect
- Aleister Crowley, occultist and mystic
- Michael Fish, weather forecaster
- Ed Giddins, cricketer
- Charles Hedley, naturalist
- Bob Holness, presenter and musician
- David Howell, Chess Grandmaster
- Eddie Izzard, comedian
- Mark Lock, rugby player
- Oliver W F Lodge, poet and author
- Ruari McLean, designer
- 'Dan' Minchin, pioneering RAF pilot, perished attempting transatlantic flight to Ottawa.
- Ian Mortimer, historian and historical biographer
- Adam Mynott, BBC journalist[3]
- Michael Praed, actor
- Charles Rivett-Carnac Commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- David Smith, historian and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge
- Frederick Soddy, chemist and Nobel laureate
- Hugo Southwell, rugby player
- Edward Speleers, actor, played Eragon in the Inheritance trilogy, now starring in the ITV soap Echo Beach
- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, politician
- William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby
- John Wells, satirist, co-author of the Dear Bill column in Private Eye
- Woodrow Wyatt, politician, journalist and diarist
- Royce Mills, actor
- Sir Christopher Leaver, former Lord Mayor of the City of London
- Birdy, computer lover and comedian and part time pimp
Military
- Major-General Hugh Prince
- General Sir David Richards, currently Commander-in-Chief, Land Command, expected to become Chief of the General Staff in August 2009
- Wing Commander Roland Beamont, British fighter pilot[4]
Victoria Cross Holders
Two Old Eastbournians have won the Victoria Cross:[5]
- Tirah Campaign, India
- Captain Henry Singleton Pennell VC. He was a Lieutenant when he performed the act for which he received the VC.
- First World War
- Group Captain Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees VC OBE MC AFC RAF. He was a Major when he performed the act for which he received the VC.
Notable staff or former staff
The Link to Radley College
The Second World War saw the evacuation of Eastbourne College to Radley, and the plaque with its generous inscription commemorating this move and referring to "sympathy... and easy comradeship" has long been a significant feature of the Radley's Chapel Cloister. The Warden at the time, J C Vaughan Wilkes, was a son of the proprietors of St Cyprian's prep school with which Eastbourne College long had close connections. After the war, the College acquired St Cyprian's playing fields and the Memorial Gates were installed at the entrance.
At the turn of the millennium the Arnold Embellishers, a society of friends of Eastbourne College, decided that there should be a similar memorial in Eastbourne itself, and on Sunday 23 June 2002, in a short ceremony introduced by Eastbourne's Headmaster, Charles Bush and Angus McPhail unveiled a plaque in their own Cloisters. The inscription reads "In memory of those who made it possible to survive the Second World War by taking us to Radley College and, when peace returned, bringing us safely home, under the leadership of the Headmaster Francis John Nugee MA". Many of the headmasters of Eastbourne College were Radley boys.
In celebration of the occasion the Radley Eastbourne cricket match was revived.
Recognition
The Southern Railway made great use of steam locomotive names for publicity, and the carrying of pupils to boarding schools at the beginning and end of school terms was a significant traffic flow.[6] Locomotives of the 'V' or "Schools" Class, introduced in 1930, were hence named after prominent English public schools. The fifteenth locomotive, no. 914, was named Eastbourne after the college. Built at Eastleigh in October 1932, no. 914 remained in service until withdrawn by British Railways in July 1961.[7]
References
- ^ Independent schools face huge fines over cartel to fix fees - Times Online
- ^ The Office of Fair Trading: OFT names further trustees as part of the independent schools settlement
- ^ NewsWatch | Profiles | Adam Mynott
- ^ [1]
- ^ Webster F.A.M., (1937), Our Great Public Schools, (Butler & Tanner: London)
- ^ "Maunsell V 'Schools' class 4-4-0". Southern E-Group. 19 Jun 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Maunsell V 'Schools' class 4-4-0 - Data". Southern E-Group. 10 Feb 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-24.