Rainey Endowed School
| Motto | Sal Sapit Omnia (Salt Savours All) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1713 |
| Type | Voluntary grammar school |
| Headmaster | Mark McCullough |
| Founder | Hugh Rainey |
| Location |
79 Rainey Street Magherafelt County Londonderry BT45 5DB Northern Ireland |
| Students | 700 (approx.) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Black and red |
| Website | www.raineyendowed.com |
Coordinates: 54°45′25″N 6°36′43″W / 54.757°N 6.612°W
Rainey Endowed School,known colloquially as "The Rainey", is a voluntary grammar school in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The school was founded in 1707 and has an enrolment of approximately 700 pupils. The school borders three counties and draws its students from County Londonderry, County Antrim and County Tyrone. It offers the Northern Ireland curricula up to the age of 16 and a range of AS and A2 courses at post 16. It is also a member of a local inter-school program which shares its A-level classes with other schools in the area.
Rainey Endowed School was founded by Hugh Rainey, an iron smelter and wealthy merchant in the Magherafelt district. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Congregation of Castledawson, which at that time included Magherafelt. As a result of a vow made to God for his protection and favour, he, by his will dated 11 April 1707, devoted one half of his estate to fund a charity school for 24 boys: "sons of parents who were of good report and reduced to poverty". After three years of instruction the boys were to be given a suit of clothes and £2.50 for an apprentice fee.
In his will, Hugh Rainey wrote "that what I have left may not only be for a generation or two, but that it may be for many not yet born", and so 'The Rainey' was founded.
Hugh Rainey died in 1707 and the task of building the school fell to his only child, Elizabeth, and her husband. The school was built in 1713 on land leased from the Salters' Company, and is still on that site today.
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