Reed's School Explained

Reed's School
Coordinates:51.3383°N -0.376°W
Motto:Fide (have faith)
Established:1813
Type:Independent school
Senior school
Boarding and day school
Headmaster:Mark Hoskins
R Head Label:Headmaster
Chair Label:Chair of governors
Chair:Mike Wheeler
Address:Sandy Lane
Postcode:KT11 2ES
Urn:125321
Enrolment:700 (620 boys, 80 girls)
Gender:Boys, with a co-educational sixth form
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Blathwayt, Bristowe, Capel & Mullens
Colours: Navy
Fees:Annual fees 2022/23 up to: £34,920 (boarders); £26,985 (day pupils)[1]
Publication:Reedonian
Free Label 1:Alumni

Reed's School is an independent secondary day and boarding school for boys with a co-educational sixth form located in Cobham, Surrey, England. There are currently around 700 day pupils (620 boys, 80 girls) and 100 full-time boarders (80 boys, 20 girls). The school was founded in 1813,[2] by Andrew Reed and incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1845[3] under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Wellington and the Marquess of Salisbury. From 1951 until her death in 2022 Queen Elizabeth II acted as the school's 15th patron and visited the school twice, in 1997 and in 2014,[4] as the reigning monarch. Alumni of the school are known as 'Old Reedonians'.

History

Founding

A notable early sponsor was the Duke of Wellington, a future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

London Orphan Asylum, London (1813–1871)

The foundation was established to provide relief to destitute orphans, including children whose fathers had died and whose mothers were unable to provide for them. Initially the Asylum used two houses; one at Hackney Road, Shoreditch for the boys and one in Bethnal Green for the girls.[5] The asylum's first unified site was at Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, where Newcome's School had stood.[6] [7]

There were 206 pupils in 1826 and 453 in the 1860s. During the asylum's time in East London, it was famous for having had some 2000 hymns written for it by the English architect James Edmeston, a strong supporter of and frequent visitor to the London Orphan Asylum.

Following the school's 1871 move to Watford, the East London buildings were used by the Salvation Army.[8] Only the facade of the classical-style building remains,[9] and forms part of the Clapton Girls' Academy[10] [11]

London Orphan Asylum/School, Watford (1871–1939)

[12]) for the new school.[13] The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, and his wife the Princess of Wales and future Queen Alexandra, laid down the foundational stones on 15 July 1869 and the school formally opened in 1871.

The school was renamed to the "London Orphan School" in 1915, following a merge with the recently closed Royal British Orphan School in Slough it was again renamed the "London Orphan School and Royal British Orphan School", before finally being named "Reed's School" in 1939, in honour of the late founder.

In the early 1880s the London Orphan Asylum lost two football matches against the then named Watford Rovers, now known as Watford F.C.[14]

Headmasters at the Watford site included Oliver Carter Cockrem and H.W. Russell.

In the 1980s the buildings were converted into residential accommodation.[15]

Reed's School, Totnes & Towcester (1939–1945)

During World War II the school was evacuated from Watford. The site was used as an Army hospital and then by the Ministry of Labour.

Reed's School, Cobham (1945–present)

The Sandy Lane site had been purpose-built for the Sandyroyd School in around 1905 by architects Treadwell and Martin, who were also responsible for the design of Scott's restaurant (now part of the Trocadero Centre) and other notable structures. The new site provided facilities including a heated indoor swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, and two squash courts.[16]

A new headmaster, Robert Drayson, was appointed in 1955 and remained until 1964, when he migrated to Stowe.

, while retaining its charitable element.

Royal Patrons since 1815

The school has had many royal patrons.[17]

Sports

The major sports at Reed's School are rugby, hockey and cricket with academies in tennis, skiing and golf. The senior pupils (13+) play rugby, hockey and cricket in the autumn, spring and summer terms respectively. Pupils in the junior school (11–13) play hockey, rugby and then cricket. The indoor tennis centre was opened by alumnus and former British number one, Tim Henman on 18 November 2014.[19] The foundation stone for the 25 metre, five lane indoor swimming pool was laid by Duncan Goodhew on 15 November 1990.

Reed's has won the International School Sport Federation's world schools' tennis championship more than any other team (in 2009, 2011 and 2015).[20]

Headmasters

Notable staff and associated people

Notable Old Reedonians

Royalty

Business

Literature

Sport

Arts/entertainment

Politics

Law

References

  1. Web site: Fees 2022/2023 . Reed's School . 13 June 2022.
  2. Web site: October 2017. Regulatory Compliance inspection Report for Schools with Residential Provision Reed's School October 2017. 19 February 2021. Independent Schools Inspectorate.
  3. Web site: London Orphan Asylum. 19 February 2021. Exploring Surrey's Past.
  4. Web site: Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to visit Reed's School today. Surrey Comet. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306180632/http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/elmbridge/11057891.Queen_and_Duke_of_Edinburgh_to_visit_Reed_s_School_today/. 6 March 2014. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: London Orphan Asylum . 2009-01-18 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20091127211124/http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/subjects/schools/london_orphan_asylum . 27 November 2009 . dmy-all. Exploring Surrey's Past
  6. Web site: Hackney: Clapton . T.F.T. Baker . Institute of Historical Research . 1995 . A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10: Hackney . 13 May 2013 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209021320/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22702 . 9 February 2013 . dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850). 2021-02-20. www.historyhome.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Portico History. 2021-02-20. Clapton Girls' Academy. en.
  9. Web site: London Orphan Asylum, follies and folly towers at follytowers.com . 2009-01-18 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515232223/http://www.follytowers.com/orphanage.html . 15 May 2008 . dmy-all. London Orphan Asylum follies
  10. Web site: RIBA Find an Architect. 2021-02-20. www.architecture.com.
  11. Web site: Clapton Portico. 2021-02-20. Brady Mallalieu. en-US.
  12. Web site: Bertrand Edward, Viscount Dawson of Penn Dawson RCP Museum. 2021-02-20. history.rcplondon.ac.uk.
  13. Web site: London Orphan Asylum, East London / Watford, Hertfordshire. 2021-02-20. www.childrenshomes.org.uk.
  14. Web site: Originsto1890. 20 February 2021.
  15. Web site: The school that lives on through a residential estate . Watford Observer . 17 August 2024 . en . 30 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Sir Terence Rattigan (1911–1977) . 2015-11-27 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912101449/http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/people/notable_residents/rattigan/ . 12 September 2015 . dmy-all.
  17. Web site: The History of Reed's School . Reed's School . 13 June 2022.
  18. Web site: Charities and Patronages . 2022-04-27 . The Royal Family . en.
  19. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-12-04 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112446/http://networkreeds.org/document.doc?id=26 . 8 December 2015 . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Andy Murray congratulates young tennis stars on Doha success. Richard. Spiller. 29 March 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155834/http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/youth-sport/andy-murray-congratulates-reeds-school-8929434. 8 December 2015. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: David Jarrett. Cricinfo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023257/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15657.html. 17 November 2015. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Regulatory Compliance Inspection Report For Schools with Residential Provision Reed's School October 2017. 2022-04-27 . reports.isi.net.
  23. Web site: Parker . Garrett . 2016-08-04 . 20 Things You Didn't Know about Tom Hardy . 2022-04-27 . Money Inc . en-US.
  24. Web site: Eccleshare . Charlie . Britain's rising star Jack Draper: 'I'm happy with top 1,000 but I have got to push on and be hungry for more' . The Telegraph . 5 July 2019 . 23 September 2018.
  25. Web site: Parker . Garrett . 2016-08-04 . 20 Things You Didn't Know about Tom Hardy . 2022-04-27 . Money Inc . en-US.

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