Rosebery School for Girls

51°19′43″N 0°16′40″W / 51.32859°N 0.27775°W / 51.32859; -0.27775InformationTypeAcademyMotto"Excellence, Endeavour, Opportunity."Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)Department for Education URN137736 TablesOfstedReportsStaffOver 100GenderFemaleAge11 to 18Enrolment1,470^[1]Websiteroseberyschool.co.uk

Rosebery School is an all-girls school located in Epsom, Surrey. It consists of a lower school for those aged between 11 and 16, and a sixth form for those aged between 16 and 18. The school has academy status. It is situated close to the A24, and is a 10 to 20-minute walk from Epsom town centre and Epsom railway station.

History

Rosebery School sits on an area of land given to the borough by Lord Rosebery, along with the nearby Rosebery Park. It is the product of the amalgamation of 'Rosebery Grammar School for Girls and Epsom County School for Girls. It was founded in 1927 and became an academy on 1 December 2011.

Houses

At Rosebery, pupils are organised into different houses: Malala, Elizabeth, Pankhurst and Curie. When a new pupil joins she is placed in a house, remaining part of it throughout her time at the school. Pupils who already have a sister in the school join the house to which their sister already belongs. The houses names changed in 2016 to that of inspirational women. They were formerly Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald. In the 1970s they were Bruce, Drake, Faraday and Raleigh.

Uniform

All girls in the lower school, Years 7–11, wear a uniform consisting of a kilt and navy blue jumper bearing a red primrose in recognition of the family name of Lord Rosebery. The school was opened by Lord Rosebery on his birthday and he gave permission for his name to be used for the school. Previously brown and pink were used because this was the colour of Lord Rosebery's Derby uniform colours ^{[citation needed]}

Specialist status

In 2006, Rosebery was awarded specialist status for Mathematics and ICT.

Notable alumni

Rosebery Grammar School for Girls

• Jackie Ashley, Guardian journalist and broadcaster.
• Peta Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe, Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission 2009–11 and previously Chief Executive of the Advertising Association 2007-9
• Alex Kingston, actress, ER and Doctor Who.
• Daphne Padden (1927-2009), graphic designer.
• Nuala Scarisbrick, co-founder and National Administrator of Life.
• Caroline Brouwer, physiotherapist, Wimbledon FC, 1988 FA Cup Winners
• Esther Kaposi, Director of Corporate affairs for Powergen; fellow of the Institute of Public Relations

Rosebery School for Girls

• Tanya Boniface, actress,^[2] singer, and member of The 411.

References

External links

• Official School Website
• EduBase