Saint Ronan's School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for boys and girls from 3 to 13 years located in Hawkhurst in Kent, England. It currently has about 440 pupils, the majority of them day pupils, although boarding is available from Monday night through to Thursday night for all pupils from Year 4 upwards. The present headmaster is William Trelawny-Vernon. The school was named Tatler UK Prep School of the Year in 2017-2018 and TES Prep School of the Year 2021.
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]
^"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.
ronan, school, saint, ronan, school, independent, educational, preparatory, school, boys, girls, from, years, located, hawkhurst, kent, england, currently, about, pupils, majority, them, pupils, although, boarding, available, from, monday, night, through, thur. Saint Ronan s School is an independent co educational preparatory school for boys and girls from 3 to 13 years located in Hawkhurst in Kent England It currently has about 440 pupils the majority of them day pupils although boarding is available from Monday night through to Thursday night for all pupils from Year 4 upwards The present headmaster is William Trelawny Vernon The school was named Tatler UK Prep School of the Year in 2017 2018 and TES Prep School of the Year 2021 Saint Ronan s SchoolAddressWater LaneHawkhurst Kent TN18 5DJUnited KingdomInformationTypePreparatory school Independent schoolMottoFloreat Saint Ronan s Let Saint Ronan s Flourish Religious affiliation s Church of EnglandEstablished1883FounderRev Philip CrickChairmanAndrew RossHeadmasterWilliam Trelawny Vernon BScGenderMixedAge3 to 13Enrolmentc 440Colour s Dark blue and light blue PublicationThe RonianFormer pupilsOld RonianAffiliationIAPSWebsitehttp www saintronans co uk Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 Notable alumni editFormer pupils of Saint Ronan s School include Lindsay Anderson film and theatre director Julian Asquith 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith colonial administrator and hereditary peer Christopher Battiscombe diplomat Richard Rodney Bennett composer Bill Benyon Member of Parliament Mark Bonham Carter Baron Bonham Carter Member of Parliament and publisher Raymond Bonham Carter banker Robert Bray soldier Richard Bridgeman 7th Earl of Bradford peer and restaurateur Nick Brown Member of Parliament Patrick Chichester 8th Marquess of Donegall peer Iain Cochrane 15th Earl of Dundonald peer Sampson Collins cricket journalist Peter Dickinson author and poet Frank Gardner journalist BBC Security Correspondent Michael Grylls Member of Parliament Patrick Hadley composer David Heathcoat Amory Member of Parliament Osbert Lancaster cartoonist Laddie Lucas Royal Air Force officer left handed golfer author and Member of Parliament Donald Maclean spy Christopher Makins 2nd Baron Sherfield peer Anglo American diplomat foreign policy expert and author Cesar Mange de Hauke art dealer Airey Neave British soldier lawyer and Member of Parliament Francis Newall 2nd Baron Newall peer Martin Nourse Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales John Palmer 4th Earl of Selborne British peer ecological expert and businessman Matthew Parish olympic rower Thomas Ponsonby 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Chairman of the Greater London Council Labour Chief Whip 1982 1990 John Raven Classical scholar and botanist 4 Sir Charles Richardson army general E Clive Rouse archaeologist Charles Saumarez Smith British cultural historian specialising in the history of art design and architecture Mark Shand travel writer and conservationist Philip Sidney 2nd Viscount De L Isle peer James Simpson naval officer and explorer Michael Whinney Church of England bishopReferences edit 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 Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 page 3981 Sir John Vassar Smith St Ronan s School Retrieved 20 June 2018 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 12External links editOfficial site 51 2 56 N 0 32 5 W 51 04889 N 0 53472 W 51 04889 0 53472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Ronan 27s School amp oldid 1182288294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
