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Benenden is a full-boarding school, with a limited number of day places since 2021, and has a maximum of 560 girls. Benenden says that its boarding ethos is to complement, not replace, family life. [citation needed] All students live in ten boarding houses. There are six junior boarding houses (ages 11–16), consisting of Marshall, Medway ...
Hemsted Park, historically sometimes known as Hempsted Park, [1] is a 100 hectares (250 acres) former country estate and manor house north-west of the village of Benenden in the English county of Kent. It is the site of Benenden School, an independent boarding school for girls. The school operates a commercial arts programme using the name ...
In 1995, following the sudden closure of the neighbouring St Augustine’s College (a Catholic independent day and boarding school for boys), the school became coeducational. [2] In mid-1998, due to social and local pressures from members of the prospective public, the school was reborn as an aided comprehensive for children aged 11 to 19. A ...
Miss Potts is the First Form mistress and House Mistress of North Tower. She is strict and always has an eye on mischief-makers such as Alicia and June. Miss Parker is the Second Form mistress. Miss Peters is the Third Form mistress. Miss Williams is the Fourth Form mistress. Miss James is the Fifth Form mistress. Miss Oakes is the Sixth Form ...
As most girls at Downe House are boarders, the house system is incorporated with the boarding programme. Three boarding houses home the youngest students, after which they progress to a mixed-age house until Sixth Form [6] The houses are: Lower School (ages 11–13) Hill; Hermitage; Darwin; Upper School (ages 13–16) AGN (Ancren Gate North)
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), formerly known as the Headmasters' Conference and now branded HMC (The Heads' Conference), is an association of the head teachers of 351 private fee-charging schools (both boarding schools and day schools), some traditionally described as public schools. 302 members are based in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and Ireland. [1]
Opened in 1984 by mathematicians Brian Pain and Simon de Belder, the college was known as Rochester Tutors and was predominantly 6th form, teaching A levels and retakes. [citation needed] Gradually over the next 3 decades the campus grew to 14 (mainly) listed buildings in the heart of Rochester and changed its name to Rochester Independent College.
The school is housed on two main campuses, approximately half a mile apart. The first houses the Nursery and Prep, the other the senior school and sixth form. Additionally, the school's 'Innovation Hub' is located opposite the senior school, and only a couple of minutes' walk from the Westbourne Boarding House.