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History and Amalgamation
The following passage is an extract from ‘A Children’s History’ which was written by St Andrew’s children, for St Andrew’s children.
“Until 1877, when St Andrew’s Prep was founded, the site where the school now stands was not a school but a farm known as Colstocks or Wellcombe Farm. Meads Village was very small and was made up of a few fishing cottages, two large houses and All Saints Chapel which still stands today.
In 1865 Colstocks was bought by a Mr Goodwin, who was to found the first school on the site. In 1877 the Reverend Francis Souper came to Eastbourne with his wife and family. He bought Colstocks Farm from Mr Goodwin and called the school ‘Meads’ until 1882, when he decided to name
it after St Andrew, the disciple whom Jesus had first met by the sea.”
In 1890 EL Browne (ELB) bought the land from Revd Souper and remained Headmaster for an incredible 43 years!
Like many prep schools St Andrew’s was, in its early years, a small boarding school for around one hundred boys aged between 7 and 13. In 1964 the first day boys joined the school and in 1976 girls were admitted. During 1977 St Andrew’s merged with Ascham, then prep school of Eastbourne College.
In February 2010, the charities of Eastbourne College and St Andrew’s School amalgamated. As a consequence, the two schools continue to operate independently, each having its own name and Headmaster, but they are run by a single charity.Very importantly the two schools share the same values and ethos and the Headmasters are charged, by the overarching charity, to work closely together and ensure the charity’s considerable resources (both human and facilities) are applied in the most effective way possible for the benefit of children at both schools.
This arrangement is in stark contrast to ‘through’ schools where the junior school head is very often subservient to the senior school head, resources are not always evenly applied and children are very actively funnelled towards the senior school. By the same token, parental choice of senior school at 13 is highly valued and promoted at both St Andrew’s and Eastbourne College. It is essential that all children go to the right senior school for their individual needs and the Headmaster works closely with parents
to offer advice and help before a final decision is made. There is no automatic right of transfer from one school to the other.
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