Ryde School with Upper Chine is a co-educational private boarding and day school in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. The school, founded in 1921, is a member of the HMC.
Ryde School with Upper Chine (referred to as “Ryde School”) is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. The school, founded in 1921, is a member of the HMC (Headmasters’ and Mistresses’ Conference).
It is the Island’s only boarding school, and is an amalgamation of three Island schools: Ryde School (whose name it retains), Bembridge School, and Upper Chine. All girls school Upper Chine merged with the all boys Ryde School in 1994, making the school fully co-educational.
Alumni are referred to as “Old Rydeians”. As of January 2023, fees for tuition and full boarding were £32,835.
History
Ryde School was founded by William and Constance McIsaac as Ryde Grammar School on 25 April 1921. The school was opened by the mayor of Ryde with 46 day boys, who were put into three houses, Britons, Celts and Romans. William McIsaac is quoted as saying "boys would endeavour to be useful to God to whom they owed their existence and that they would use God's gifts for others first and themselves last."
