Rossall School
Motto	Mens Agitat Molem 'Mind Over Matter'
Type	Independent & Co-educational
Affiliations	Church of England
Headmaster	Mr. Timothy J. Wilbur
Founder	Revd. St. Vincent Beechey
Chaplain	Revd. Stephen Cooper
Location	Fleetwood, Lancashire, England
Campus	Semi-Rural
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Main Sports	Fives, Hockey, Shooting, Basketball, Rugby
Website	www.rossall.co.uk

Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. It was founded in 1844 by The Rev. St Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year. Its establishment was "with the object of giving to the sons of clergymen and others an education similar to that of the great public schools, but without the great cost of Eton or Harrow, and embracing also a more general course of instruction in modern literature and science." Set in a 161 acre estate next to Rossall Beach, Rossall is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and was granted a royal charter on October 21st 1890.^[1] A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... A boarding school is a usually fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... Map sources for Cleveleys at grid reference SD317433 Cleveleys (with its neighbouring town of Thornton, collectively known as Thornton-Cleveleys) is a town on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire, England, about 4 miles north of Blackpool and 2 miles south of Fleetwood. ... , Fleetwood is a town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Marlborough College is a British independent boarding school in the county of Wiltshire. ... see also Holy Orders The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and... Harrow School, (originally: The Free Grammar School of John Lyon; generally: Harrow), is an independent school for boys (aged 13-18), and is located in Harrow on the Hill in the London Borough of Harrow. ... Modern literature can either refer to modernist literature (the literary form of modernism) modern literature (new developments in reading and publishing from the mid 19th century onwards). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... For the ship of the same name, see Royal Charter (ship). ...

Rossall Today

Rossall School Archway

The daily timetable consists of 5 one hour schools (periods) a day: with a break between schools 2 & 3 and lunch after school 3. With optional activities after school. Tea is also offered to boarders. Lessons are from Monday to Friday and Saturday morning. It offers both A-levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma to its Sixth form students. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (453 × 604 pixel, file size: 77 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (453 × 604 pixel, file size: 77 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

Monitors

The school offers various levels of responsibility to the sixth form students. The monitors may be chosen for various reasons, with some becoming monitors by default, for example House Captains automatically become school monitors, as does the captain of rugby.

The Gazebo

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School Uniform

The school uniform consists of a blue blazer, white shirt, tie, grey/black trousers and black shoes. Members of the sixth form may wear a dark suit, whilst the School Captains may wear a distinctive striped blazer. Each house has its own set of ties based on the house colours. There are also a variety of colours and half-colours ties given as a reward for those who have achieved things for their house or for the school. House Captains automatically qualify for full house colours and School Captains automatically qualify for full school colours. There are also ties for School Monitors, who may also wear a coloured shirt. School Captain is a student elected, or appointed, to represent the school. ...

School Activities

There are 64 clubs and societies currently in operation at Rossall. Amongst them are the more traditional such as Rugby, Football, Fives and Hockey but there are also many other unique clubs such as the Croquet Club, Literary Society and Astronomy Club, the latter making use of the school's telescope and planetarium. For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. ...

The School Choirs

Rossall has numerous school choirs including the Beecham Singers, a choir principally for those in the local community to join. The Beecham Singers give regular recitals throughout the year, often for charity. The school's chapel choir has gained an excellent reputation in recent years. The choir is performing at increasingly important and impressive venues, most notably over the past few years at York Minster. The choir's most high profile recital will come this summer when they will be going on tour of Paris culminating in a performance at Notre Dame Cathedral
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The CCF

Rossall is also noted for being the first school in the United Kingdom to form a Combined Cadet Force (CCF),^[2] being founded in February 1860 with the threat of a French/Irish Catholic invasion at its height. Other schools such as Eton College drew up their corps a few months later. The institution is still present in the school today with around 100 cadets currently enlisted. In recent years the shooting team has excelled with notable victories in the Home Guard Cup and Loyal’s Regimental Cup. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and... A cadet is a future officer in the military. ...

Some Rossallian Jargon

The "Dick Richards Pavillion"

• Big School - The Main Assembly Hall
• Bully - A term from Ross Hockey. A bully is the scrum-like element of the game that requires 8 people from both teams.
• Brew Room - The small kitchens in each house in which the students may prepare food for themselves.
• Chagger - The nickname for the houses changing rooms.
• Chit - A small note that is filled out to purchase clothes or stationery from Rosshop.
• Common Room - The name of the Teachers Lounge. Teachers are known as members of Common Room.
• Congers - Congregational hymn practice in chapel.
• The Cop - The dyke that runs around Rossall - most noticeable around the playing fields.
• The Gazebo - The small structure with the flagpole that sits atop the mound next to Mitre Fleur-de-Lys. The gazebo is the oldest structure at Rossall, dating from no later than 1733. (See picture above)
• Gating - Pupils are gated as the worst form of punishment before expulsion or suspension. Students who are gated are only allowed to wear their school uniform and must stay within the school grounds, usually in the house. There are also usually extra punishments involved such as litter-picking or essay writing. This is most often given for smoking, drinking or skipping lessons.
• Moni's Lawn - The elevated area of grass next to the dining hall on which only school monitors can walk
• Nagger - The nickname for the Matron's office where laundry is cleaned etc.
• Nagger Bag - The name of the bags in each house used to pick up and carry the students' laundry to Nagger.
• P.S. (Punishment School) - The Rossall equivalent of detention
• Rossall Fives - Rossall's unique version of fives - an amalgamation of Rugby, Winchester and Eton Fives - though it resembles Rugby Fives more than the other two codes.
• Rossall Hockey (Ross Hockey) - A relatively famous^[3] game unique to Rossall - a cross between Rugby and Hockey played on the beach in the harshest winter months.
• Rosshop - Rossall's own shop which sells the school's uniform, sports equipment etc.
• Senior Club - The sixth form bar
• Shore - A Ross Hockey pitch
• The Square - The main school quad
• Zephyr - A rugby top
• The Bin - The Headmaster

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The Carmen

The Rossall School song, The Carmen was composed in 1868 by Dr. C.H.Lloyd, later organist at Gloucester Cathedral and Christ Church College and then Director of Music at Eton. It is sung at major school events including Old Rossallian dinners and end of term assemblies. Tradition has it that when singing it one must stand up on a bench/chair and belt it out with appropriate gusto. Usually only the first verse is sung, however there are 3 full verses. Here are the first and last verses with poetic, English translation. Gloucester Cathedral from the north east in 1828. ... Christ Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII) is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...

Rossall School Main Square. Big School (Far Left), Rose House Under Refurbisment, Archway (Centre), Common Room (Grey Building on right), Sumner Library (Far Right)

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Houses

Like many independent schools Rossall adopted a house system early on, with each pupil belonging to a house. It forms an integral part of life at the school and there are frequent inter-house events in sports as well as the arts. The current houses are: The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

Spread Eagle House

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History

1844 to 1914

Rossall Sumner Library (Formerly the school chapel)

Having been founded in 1844, on land that had historically belonged to the Allen Family, Rossall nearly shut down in its infancy because huge outbreaks of Scarlet Fever - not unusual for boarding schools of the time. The foundation stone to the Sumner Library was laid in 1848 by the first ever Bishop of Manchester, James Prince Lee - the diocese having only been created that same year.

In the 1860s a new school chapel was built to cope the increasing number of students, the old chapel serving, as it does today, as the school library. The new chapel was designed by Edward Graham Paley, extended by Robert Lorimer and includes numerous carvings by Eric Gill. The chapel organ was designed by Harrison & Harrison. The school underwent further development from 1880s to 1900 to accommodate more students and to create further facilities such as the gym which still stands. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign Rossall was widely considered to be in top 30 public schools in the UK ^[4] also earning itself a place in the Public Schools Yearbook and the Public School News section of the Cambridge Review. ^[5]

However in 1911 Rossall encountered another crisis when the Rossall Bursar, Major Anstead (A very peculiar chap who was always seen riding a horse in full military uniform.), was found to be attempting to enlist in London for military service in South Africa. The Rossallian who spotted him informed the police. Simultaneously Rossall was nearly forced to file for bankruptcy. After investigation it was discovered that Major Anstead had been producing false account books and had embezzled over £70,000, equivalent to more than £1million today. He had used the money to finance his extravagant lifestyle, uniforms and an expensive mistress in London. ^[6] Despite these difficulties, by the end of the 1920s Rossall's academic results were amongst the best in the country with record numbers achieving scholarships to Oxbridge and attaining distinctions in the Higher Certificate examinations. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 905 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 905 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... William Allen (1532 - October 16, 1594) was an English cardinal. ... Arms of the Bishop of Manchester Categories: Bishops ... James Prince Lee (July 28, 1804 - December 24, 1869) was an English clergyman. ... Edward Graham Paley (1823-1895) was an architect based in Lancaster, England. ... Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer (1864 - 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style. ... Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (February 22, 1882–November 17, 1940) was a British sculptor, typographer and engraver. ... New organ at St Davids Cathedral built by Harrison & Harrison in 2000. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ...

1914 to 1945

Rossall International Study Centre, formerly the largest Headmaster's House in the UK

During the world wars large numbers of Old Rossallians lost their lives in combat (283 in World War One alone.) - the majority of whom are now commemorated in the extension memorial chapel. Rossall has also had the privilege of being allowed to have a memorial plaque placed at St Georges Chapel by the Menin Gate in honour of its fallen, alongside schools such as Rugby, Eton and Harrow. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... There have been two World Wars, now more commonly known as World War I or First World War (from 1914 to 1918), and World War II or Second World War (from 1939 to 1945). ... The Menin Gate Memorial at the eastern exit of the town of Ypres (known as Ieper in Dutch) in Flanders, Belgium, marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line during World War I. Designed by Sir... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and... Harrow School, (originally: The Free Grammar School of John Lyon; generally: Harrow), is an independent school for boys (aged 13-18), and is located in Harrow on the Hill in the London Borough of Harrow. ...

Before the Second World War Rossall had made plans to accommodate Westminster School however these plans were scrapped when the government seized the campus for its own departments, the Office of Works, Board of Education and Ministry of Pensions, forcing Rossall up to Naworth Castle. When the school got the campus back in 1940 it looked to take a school from the south-east in, as Westminster had now found an alternative solution, and the school came in the form of Alleyn's who had to be evacuated from London as a result of the risk of bombing. Another side effect of the war was that there was only one centenary dinner celebrating the 100th year of Rossall. Rather more unusual was the fact that it was conducted by Old Rossallians imprisoned in Changi Jail - a Japanese Prisoner of War camp.

The original school dining hall burnt down in the 1920s. The replacement, the current dining hall, was built the wrong way around. Not only was it built the wrong way around, it was constructed from bricks encased in a weatherable coating that would dissolve away to leave it looking in the same condition as the rest of the square. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the north Lancashire climate and the Irish Sea, the bricks have yet to fully weather, or in most cases weather in any way at all. Hence its peculiar colour compared with the rest of the Rossall buildings. The largest section of wood panelling behind the headmaster's table in the dining hall is made from an oak tree that grew in the back garden of George Mallory. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For other uses, see Westminster School (disambiguation). ... The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943 to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use. ... A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors of a school, local school district or higher administrative level. ... Naworth Castle is a castle in Cumberland, England. ... Alleyns School Alleyns School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, South-East London. ... George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. ...

1945 to Present

An ariel view of Rossall

The school left the 1940s in good health, even attracting Benjamin Britten to give a concert in Big School in 1954. It continued to succeed and in the 1970s, in a bid to ensure the highest standards during a period of declining boarding, girls were allowed to enroll. Throughout the 1980s the school continued to prosper, though going through great financial difficulty at the turn of the millennium. Rossall has since had a large amount of investment, with the boarding houses currently undergoing refurbishment and large restructuring throughout the years. The middle school now runs from years 7 to 9, one year longer than traditionally. As a part of the modernising of the school the IB was introduced as an alternative to A-Levels towards the end of the 1990s, being only the 3rd school in the UK to do so, and there is now also a large international boarding contingent. Rossall is still committed to relatively affordable private education in relation to the rest of the UK - 80% of those who attend the school are the first in their family to attend an independent school^[7] and a large number of scholarships and bursaries are available. 2007 sees the return of the Rossall Summer School - developed to give children from outside of the UK the opportunity to develop their English speaking skills as well as being a chance for those thinking of going to a boarding school to prepare for the change in daily lifestyle. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk - December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... Note: The term scholarship can mean either the methods employed by scholars (see scholarly method) or an award of access to an institution and/or money for an individual for the purposes of furthering their education. ... Plural of Bursary. ...

Trivia

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• In the early 20th century one particularly unpopular school chaplain, Revd. Sleap, was subject to an assassination attempt from the students. Arsenic in the sugar was the means chosen by the students to rid the school of the hated priest. However, the plot was outed before any of the affected sugar was consumed. ^[6]
• Stone from Rossall can be found in the cloisters of Canberra Grammar School along with stones from Eton, Westminster, St Paul's, Charterhouse, Uppingham, Clifton, Tonbridge, Shrewsbury, Sherborne, Wellington, Cheltenham, Repton and Radley. ^[8]
• Rossall is one of nine schools to have won the Halford Hewitt Public Schools Golf Tournament more than twice. The schools are (in order of victories): Charterhouse (16), Harrow (11), Eton (10), Tonbridge (6), Rugby (5), Watson's (4), Rossall (3), Shrewsbury (3), Merchiston (3). Rossall is also positioned 8th overall in the Anderson Sclae of past performances in the competition. ^[9]
• The bust of Sir Frank Fletcher in the Sumner Library was created by Jacob Epstein

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Old Rossallians

Main article: Notable Old Rossallians

The Old Rossallian Tie

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• Bill Ashton - Founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
• Sir Thomas Beecham - Conductor and founder of numerous orchestras including the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic.
• Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham - Private Secretary to Queen Victoria and King George V
• David Brown - Aston Martin and Lagonda owner.
• Father Thomas R.D. Byles - Catholic priest who refused to leave the Titanic so he could help fellow passengers. He perished as it sank.
• Leslie Charteris - author and creator of The Saint
• Michael Dickinson - World Record Holding National Hunt trainer
• J.G. Farrell - novelist and winner of the Booker Prize
• Wilfred Fletcher C.B.E - Designer of the first Severn Bridge and the Tamar Bridge
• F. W. Harvey - Poet
• Lord Frederick Lugard - Governor of Nigeria and Hong Kong, also founder of the University of Hong Kong
• Charles Kay Ogden - Linguist, psychologist, philosopher and inventor of Basic English
• Brian Redman - Successful racing car driver - 3 times Formula 5000 champion amongst other notable victories
• Walter Clopton Wingfield - The Inventor of Lawn Tennis
• Peter Winterbottom - Former England Rugby Union Captain. He also played for the Lions.

The school alumni society is called the Rossallian Club. The Rossallian Club has numerous gatherings every year all over the UK and, with the advent of a large international boarding contingent in recent years, all over the world - the first ever OR meal in Germany took place in 2006. The school also has its own masonic lodge, founded in 1928, that meets three times a year at Freemasons's Hall in London. It is part of the Public School Lodges Council and is open to any Old Rossallian who wishes to join.^[10] William Michael Allingham Bill Ashton MBE BA DipEd FCLCM (born 1936) is a British saxophonist and composer, best known for co-founding the London Schools’ Orchestra, now the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), of which he is Musical Director. ... The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1963 by its current chairman, Bill Ashton. ... Thomas Beecham (April 29, 1879 - March 8, 1961) was a British conductor. ... 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Headmasters of Rossall

Inside the Sumner Library

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Lawrence House Astronomy & Space Science Centre

The refurbished Rossall Observatory. (Inset - the observatory before restoration)

Rossall is also home to the Lawrence House Astronomy & Space Science Centre - the only centre dedicated solely to the teaching of Astronomy^[11]. The project consists of the 9 foot Victorian Telescope in Rossall's Assheton Observatory as well as a building of its own containing a lecture theatre, classrooms and a portable planetarium.

The project has been funded by the Lawrence House Trust and predominantly run by Dr. Nick Lister, originally the head of D.T. at the school and now Astronomer in Residence. Dr Lister studied at Plymouth University before getting his PHD from University College London. He is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society and was recently appointed as vice-president of the Association for Astronomy Education, where he succeeded Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, who has now become president of the organisation.

When initial assessments were being made for the feasibility of restoring the observatory, both the telescope and observatory were in a poor condition, having notably been victim to an attempt to burn it down by some local children. However, the telescope is made predominantly from brass and thus suffered minimal corrosion. Similarly the lens of the telescope, despite 30 years of neglect, survived unscathed allowing for restoration. This was carried out at first by several dedicated parents and governors of the school, amongst them Syd Little.

Soon after the basic restoration ideas were raised for a larger project allowing the teaching of astronomy on a larger scale. After getting clearance from the original owners of the telescope to go ahead with the project, Rossall was given funds from the Lawrence House Trust, an educational charity, to go forward with their plans. The centre had an official opening on Tuesday 26th September 2006 with Old Rossallian and former Astronomer Royal Sir Francis Graham Smith in attendance. The centre's motto is 'Astronomy For All' meaning that it offers courses to Rossall Students but also at a small cost to the general public. Courses also range from beginner to advanced to ensure that anybody who wishes to study Astronomy can do so.

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Fees (Per Term)

The Museum Theatre

Senior School ^[12] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• Day - £2,855.00
• Extended Day - £3,565.00
• IB Day - £3,185.00
• Boarding - £7,270.00
• IB Boarding - £7,995.00

Middle School

• Day - £2,600.00
• Extended Day - £3,565.00
• Boarding - £4,995.00

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References

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Further reading

'Rossall School, Its Rise and Progress' - Canon St Vincent Beechy (1894)
'History of Rossall School' - John Frederick Rowbotham (First ed. 1895, John Heywood)
'The Centenary History of Rossall School' - W Furness (1945, Gale and Polden)
'A Very Desolate Position' - Peter Bennett (1977, Rossall Archives)
'Rossall Will be What You Make it' - Peter Bennett (1992, Rossall Archives)
'The Tide Flows On' - Derek Winterbottom (2006, Manx Press)

External and other links

• Official site
• Rossallian Club Website
• Lawrence House Astronomy and Space Science Centre Website
• Rossall Summer School Website
• Old Rossallian Lodge

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