The Royal Hospital School, (usually shortened as "RHS" and historically nicknamed "The Cradle of the Navy"), is a British co-educational independent boarding school. It admits pupils from age 11 to 18 (years 7 to 13) through Common Entrance or the school's own exam. The College of William & Mary, located in the United States, is the sister institution. The school is regulated by Acts of Parliament.
It is located in the village of Holbrook, near I...
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The Royal Hospital School, (usually shortened as "RHS" and historically nicknamed "The Cradle of the Navy"), is a British co-educational independent boarding school. It admits pupils from age 11 to 18 (years 7 to 13) through Common Entrance or the school's own exam. The College of William & Mary, located in the United States, is the sister institution. The school is regulated by Acts of Parliament.
It is located in the village of Holbrook, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The school's campus is of Queen Anne style and set in 200 acres (0.81 km) of countryside, overlooking out the River Stour on the Shotley Peninsula in an area known as Constable Country.
The Royal Hospital School was established by a Royal Charter in 1694. It was originally located at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich. The school moved in 1933 to East Anglia.
The Royal Hospital School is the only independent boarding school in the United Kingdom to have ever been continuously granted the Queen's Banner...
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