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Independent day and boarding school in Battle, East Sussex, England
Battle Abbey School
Location
Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0AD
England
Coordinates50°54′50″N 0°29′13″E / 50.914°N 0.487°E / 50.914; 0.487
Information
TypeIndependent day and boarding school
MottoFoy est tout
(Faith is all)
Religious affiliation(s)C of E / Inter-denominational
Established1912
Department for Education URN114622 Tables
HeadmasterD Clark
GenderCo-educational
Age3 months to 18 years
Enrolment360~
HousesSt Mary's
St Martin's
St Etheldreda's
St Patrick's
Colour(s)Maroon, White   
Websitehttp://www.battleabbeyschool.com/

Battle Abbey School is a private coeducational day and boarding school in the small town of Battle, East Sussex, England. The senior school occupies part of the town's ruined abbey complex, and it is from here that the school derives its name. Originally formed as St Etheldreda's, in 1989 Glengorse and Hydneye was merged into the school.

History

Battle Abbey was constructed at the behest of the Norman invader William the Conqueror to commemorate his victory in the Battle of Hastings at the site over the Anglo-Saxon King of England, Harold Godwinson in 1066. The abbey was suppressed during the dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII and some of the abbey buildings were destroyed. The 13th-century Abbot’s house was preserved and passed into private hands, and numerous additional structures also survived including the 14th-century gatehouse (which now serves as the main school gate) as well as a ruined monks' dorter (dormitory).

The school was founded in 1912, as St Etheldreda's, Bexhill-on-Sea, by May Jacoby and her sister Helen Sheehan-Dare. It moved into the Abbey in 1922, with an enrolment of 33 girls. Within a year there were 100 girls and the Board of Education officially recognised the school in 1926. There was a major fire in 1931 which caused extensive damage, notably to the Abbot's Hall; restoration was carried out by the architect Harold Brakspear.

The Abbot's Hall now contains the (extremely) large painting of the Battle of Hastings by Francis Wilkin.

The Abbot's house now forms the centrepiece of the senior school, with the preparatory school and nursery situated in the nearby town of Bexhill-on-Sea.

Battle Abbey School

Notable alumni

References

  1. Battle Abbey School, Independent Schools Council, UK.
  2. "History – Battle Abbey School". www.battleabbeyschool.com.

External links

Schools in East Sussex (including Brighton and Hove)
Secondary
Independent (preparatory)
Independent (senior)
Special
FE & sixth form colleges
Defunct


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