Rose Hill School
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| Motto | Nisi Dominus Frustra |
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| Established | 1832 |
| Type | Preparatory School |
| Head | Emma Neville (2017) |
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Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9SY England |
| Students | c.300 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Houses | Baden-Powell, MacKinnon, Grange |
| Colours | Burgundy and Grey |
| Website | www.rosehillschool.co.uk |
Rose Hill School is a British Independent School situated in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools. The school is co-educational.
The school was founded in Tunbridge Wells in 1832 by Thomas Robert Allfree (b1788-d1868), an English tutor to the Grand Dukes Alexander and Nicholas of Russia. In 1906, a second 'Rose Hill', with links to the first, opened in Banstead in Surrey. During World War II, this second Rose Hill moved to Alderley House in the small village of Alderley, near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, and in 2009 it merged with Querns Westonbirt School to form Rose Hill Westonbirt School. In 1966, the original Rose Hill moved from London Road in Tunbridge Wells to a new site about a mile away. It is now a school for boys and girls from the age of 3 to 13 on a seventeen acre site.
Rose Hill School was founded in 1832 by Thomas Robert Allfree, and started life in London Road, Tunbridge Wells. The Headship of Rose Hill School remained in the founding family until, on the death of Frederick C Allfree, it passed to his widow, Sarah Allfree. Originally advertised as a ‘classical school’, it prepared boys for the universities, public schools and military and naval colleges. In 1868 Robert Baden-Powell entered Rose Hill as a pupil.
In 1924 the Old Rose Hillians’ Society was set up, and in 1929 the building of “The Scouter” on the Rose Hill lawn was completed. It became a famous landmark in Tunbridge Wells, attracting many curious onlookers, and was used for sea scout meetings and Sunday services until it was dismantled in 1950 to be replaced by a swimming pool.
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