St Ronan's School

Saint Ronan's School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for boys and girls from 3 to 13 years located near Hawkhurst in Kent, England. It currently has about 200 boys and 100 girls, all of them day pupils, although boarding is available from Tuesday night through to Thursday night for all pupils from Year 5 upwards. The present headmaster is William Trelawny-Vernon.

Saint Ronan's School
Address
Water Lane

Hawkhurst
,
Kent
,
TN18 5DJ

United Kingdom
Information
TypePreparatory school, Independent school
MottoFloreat Saint Ronan's
(Let Saint Ronan's Flourish)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1883
FounderRev. Philip Crick
ChairmanColin Willis
HeadmasterWilliam Trelawny-Vernon BSc
GenderMixed
Age3 to 13
Enrolmentc.300
Colour(s)Dark blue and light blue          
PublicationThe Ronian
Former pupilsOld Ronian
AffiliationIAPS
Websitehttp://www.saintronans.co.uk

History

The school was founded in 1883 and was originally located in Worthing in Sussex. During the Second World War, the school was evacuated to Bicton Park near Exmouth in Devon, but afterwards moved to its present location in Tongswood House.

The house was remodelled in the late 19th century for William Cotterill, owner c. 1868 to 1892, of a mercantile family from Birmingham. Tongswood later belonged to Charles Eugene Gunther (died 1931), head of the Liebig Extract of Meat Company which later became known as OXO, who was High Sheriff of Kent in 1926.[1]

Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 3rd Baronet, was headmaster from 1957 to 1971,[2] and was succeeded by his son, Sir John Vassar-Smith, 4th Baronet, who was headmaster of the school until his retirement in 1997.[3]

Old boys

Former pupils of Saint Ronan's School include:

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References
  1. "Sheriffs appointed by His Majesty- in Council for the year 1926". THE LONDON GAZETTE, 19 MARCH, 1926. London. 1926. p. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, page 3981
  3. "Sir John Vassar-Smith". St Ronan's School. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. John Raven by his Friends, edited by John Lipscomb and R. W. David. Published privately by Faith Raven, 1981, ISBN 0-9507345-0-0, page 12
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