Ryde School with Upper Chine
| Motto | Ut Prosim ("That I may be of service") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1921 |
| Type |
Independent school Co-educational school Day and boarding school |
| Religion | Christian - Anglican |
| Headmaster (Senior) | Mark Waldron MA |
| Location |
Queens Road Ryde Isle of Wight  PO33 3BE England |
| DfE URN | 118223 Tables |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 2 1/2–18 |
| Houses | Chine, Hanover, Seaford, Trinity |
| Colours | Navy Blue + Red + Gold |
| Head (Junior) | Linda Dennis |
| Headmistress (Fiveways) | Sally Davies |
| Bursar | Jonathan Marren |
| Website | www |
Ryde School with Upper Chine (or, informally, Ryde School) is a co-educational ISC independent day and boarding school in the seaside town of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. Among the school's former pupils are the author Philip Norman and the 2003 world-record holder as the youngest cross-Atlantic yachtsman, Seb Clover.
Ryde School was founded by William and Constance McIsaac as Ryde Grammar School on 25 April 1921, in response to increased demands for high quality education for boys on the Isle of Wight. The school was opened by the Mayor of Ryde with 46 day boys, who were put into three houses, Britons, Celts and Romans. William McIsaac is quoted as saying "boys would endeavour to be useful to God to whom they owed their existence and that they would use God's gifts for others first and themselves last." The school motto was introduced in the first assembly on the lawn, which remains today. Interhouse sports were introduced with strong loyalty and the Cock House Championship introduced by McIsaac to instil team loyalty remains at the school through the Cock House trophy for winning house captains.
Within a year, numbers increased to 78 and in 1923, the numbers further increased to 103 with the school divided into prep, junior and senior for ages 5 to 8, 8 to 11 and 11+ respectively.
In September 1972, the school's headmaster, Keith Symons, admitted the first girls into the sixth form. On 8 May 2009, he returned to the school to open the Symons Pavilion, named after him to commemorate his achievements, notably being the first headmaster of the school to gain H.M.C. status. In celebration of the admission of the girls, seven of the original girls and four of their teachers held a reunion with Keith Symons on 2 October 2010 and photographs were taken as souvenirs of the memorable occasion.
In 1994, Upper Chine School for Girls, established in 1914, merged with the school, with the combined institution becoming known as Ryde School with Upper Chine. Several teachers from Upper Chine joined the school and to accommodate the new pupils, a fourth house was added, Chine, with a green badge. The new joined school gained a new logo, with the cornflower that was the symbol of Upper Chine School for Girls was incorporated into the old Ryde School badge. The Upper Chine Old Girls' Association continue to operate, as does The Old Rydeians' Association. In 1995, Ryde School took over Bembridge School and this has now become Bembridge Boarding Campus, with staff joining the school.
In 1999, a shield was dedicated to May Stacey, who worked on the domestic side of the school for 44 years with close association with the founding family and boarding, awarded annually to pupil(s) in forms 1 to 5 for contributing most to doing good for others.
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