Rye St Antony School
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Type | Independent day school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1930 |
Founder | Elizabeth Rendall and Ivy King |
Local authority | Oxfordshire |
Department for Education URN | 123295 Tables |
Headmistress | Miss Alison Jones |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 3 to 18 |
Enrollment | 380~ (2011) |
Houses | 4 |
Colour(s) | Red, Grey |
Website | http://www.ryestantony.co.uk/ |
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Rye St Antony School is an independent Roman Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 3 to 18 and boys up to age 8 in Headington, Oxford, England. It is commonly abbreviated and referred to by both pupils and staff as 'Rye'. Rye is unique as a girls’ independent Catholic school founded by lay women rather than by a religious order.
History
The school was founded by Elizabeth Rendall and Ivy King in 1930 after a visit to the Church of St Anthony in Rye, East Sussex.[1] There have been only 4 Headmistresses in Rye's history. The school was first situated in central Oxford before moving to its present site of 12 acres (4.9 ha) in Headington in 1939. The school grounds include a Victorian house built by Alfred Waterhouse.
A steady programme of building and development has provided the School with a wide range of high quality teaching and residential facilities. A new high specification Performing Arts centre was opened in February 2005.[2] The school also opened a new Sports Centre (the Morton Sports Centre) in 2008 and renovated the Sixth Form Centre and Boarding house in 2010.
The school was rated "outstanding" in all aspects during the 2011 ISI inspection.[3]
Traditions
A unique and much anticipated tradition at Rye is the 'Tangerine Party', held at the end of each Michaelmas term. This is believed to have originated from gifts of (among other things) fruit being donated to pupils whilst rationing was enforced during the Second World War. All members of staff, pupils and parents congregate informally in the Rendall Hall to sing Christmas hymns, share Christmas cake and are each given a tangerine. Songs are usually led by the Director of Studies and become increasingly raucous as the Party progresses. Commonly, the few male members of staff are required to stand up and sing 'We Three Kings' in front of the congregation.
Extracurricular Activities
The school has an especially strong commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Sport is also a popular aspect of the school with many pupils being members of sports teams and competing at county and national level.
Houses
There are four houses to which pupils are assigned and they generally remain in the same house throughout their time at Rye. These houses compete against one another in both academic and extra-curricular activities throughout the year, each led by a staff Housemaster.
- Stonor
- Hendred
- Holywell
- Binsey
Boarding
The two boarding houses are each in the charge of two Housemistresses and their team of Assistants. Girls have a choice of choosing full boarding, weekdays-only or flexi-boarding.
- The Cottage for Years 11 and Sixth Form
- The Croft for Year 3 to Year 10
Head Mistresses
- Miss Elizabeth Rendall (joint founder) 1930–1960
- Miss Ivy King (joint founder) 1930–1976
- Miss Patsy Sumpter 1976–1990
- Miss Alison Jones 1990—
Former pupils
Those educated at the school include: Annie Tempest, cartoonist and sculptor
- Teresa Freeman-Grenville, 13th Lady Kinloss[5]
- Emilia Clarke, actress
- Victoria Aguirre Vila-Coro (Bibi), PhD Visual Sciences, Madrid, Spain
References
- ^ History of Rye
- ^ "About Rye St Antony". Rye St Antony.
- ^ 2011 ISI Inspection
- ^ Boarding Life at Rye
- ^ 'KINLOSS, Lady (13th in line, of the Lordship cr 1602) Teresa Mary Nugent Freeman-Grenville' in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black)
External links
- School website
- Profile on the ISC website
- Profile on MyDaughter
- Church of St Antony in Rye, Sussex
- Girls' schools in Oxfordshire
- Independent schools in Oxfordshire
- Schools in Oxford
- Boarding schools in Oxfordshire
- Educational institutions established in 1930
- 1930 establishments in England
- Catholic boarding schools in England
- Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association
- People educated at Rye St Antony School
- Roman Catholic independent schools in the Archdiocese of Birmingham