| Rossall School | |
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| , , FY7 8JW England | |
| Coordinates | 53°53′45″N 3°02′33″W / 53.8957°N 3.0424°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding |
| Motto | Mens Agitat Molem 'Mind Over Matter' |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1844 |
| Founder | Revd. Canon St Vincent Beechey |
| President | Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby |
| Chairman of Governors | Chris Holt |
| Headmaster | Jeremy Quartermain |
| Staff | 300 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 0 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 920 |
| Houses | 9 |
| Colour(s) | Red, grey and navy blue |
| Former pupils | Old Rossallians |
| Website | www |
Rossall School is a private day and boarding school in the United Kingdom for 0–18 year olds, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year. Its establishment was "to provide, at a moderate cost, for the sons of Clergymen and others, a classical, mathematical and general education of the highest class, and to do all things necessary, incidental, or conducive to the attainment of the above objects."[1] Along with Cheltenham, Lancing and Marlborough, Rossall was part of a flurry of expansion in public school education during the early Victorian period.
Set in a 161-acre (0.65 km2) estate next to Rossall Beach, and now with about 900 students, Rossall is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and was granted a royal charter on 21 October 1890.[1] It is an 'all-through' school with a nursery, 'pre-prep', preparatory and senior school. Rossall's campus has a large array of facilities for extracurricular activities and the school is home to the Lawrence House Space Science and Astronomy Centre, the only facility of its type in the UK. Over the years, Rossall has adapted itself to changing attitudes in education, and was the first school in the UK to have a Combined Cadet Force and one of the first to introduce the International Baccalaureate and host a dedicated international study centre on campus.[2]
- ^ a b The Rossall Register 1844–1894 – Anguline Research Archives – p.44
- ^ UK Boarding Schools – private schools, public schools and boarding schools in the UK Archived 7 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine