Roedean Independent Private School

Private Schools

Only about 7 per cent of children in England go to private schools. But these schools have enormous influence. Though I have described before, Oxford and Cambridge is very famous. and 50 per cent of oxford and Cambridge students are from private schools.
I researched about girl's private school. Cheltenham, Roedean, Wecombe Abbey, and Beneanden are famous in Britain. Especially I will talk about Roedean school in this time.

General information about Roedean
Roedean is an independent private girls school. It locates in Roedean village on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1885 by three sisters: Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy Lawrence. The school moved to its present site on the Sussex Downs overlooking the sea in 1898.

Roedean is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3- 18 and for boys aged 3-11. Boarding school is the arrangement by which school students live at their school, going home during the holidays. This type of school is commoner in Britain than in Japan. Roedean is divided in two schools; junior and senior school. The Junior school campus is located in quirky Kemp Town, and the senior school campus is just outside Brighton.

School fees are between£4,550 and £9,750 per term from the youngest day girls to the oldest boarders.

Senior School

Usually, private schools have more better facilities than public schools. Roedean also have full facilities, so students can study in good environment. I will introduce some of Roedean facilities.

There are two libraries in the school. The main library was built as the origin school hall and converted in1993. There are DVDs, journals, magazines and daily newspapers. Of coerce there are desks to study in there. And also there are two chapels. There are sports facilities. Student can enjoy swimming, squash, hockey, cricket, rounder, basketball, polo, horse-riding, karate, badminton, tennis and netball. And there are huge theatre in the school. It can hold 320 people at the same time, so professional companies use this theatre sometimes.
Senior school is boarding school. Each house has sturdy and relaxation space. Moreover there are junior prep room, a TV room, a common room and pantry for evening snacks. And each students has own bedroom.

Roedean has its own tunnel to the beach! It was opened in 1910 and uses as an air radio shelter in the Second World war. Now it is only open on special occasions.

This school has very high education. Student can study many thing under the good condition.

In the UK there are many boarding school, so many students do not live with their parents. I think it is good for children to become independent. Students live together and they learn manner too. I think their life in the school might be valuable.

The other hand most of Japanese university students too depend on their parents. I think we should take example by them.