The Royal Hospital School is a leading independent full boarding and day school for girls and boys aged 11 to 18 years.

Founded in 1712 in Greenwich, it moved to its present site set in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside in 1933. There are 400 boys and 280 girls, 227 pupils in the sixth form and a total of 600 full boarders.

As well as being encouraged to nurture academic excellence, every pupil has the opportunity to pursue a huge range of interests, to discover new passions and develop values that will last for life.

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Watch and listen to the Headmaster's introduction - make sure you have your speakers switched on.



Around 200 people took part in Optua’s annual fun sports event for people with disabilities at the Royal Hospital School on Thursday 25th June. 

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Both the girls and boys under 14’s athletics teams from the Royal Hospital School gave an outstanding performance at the County Finals at Northgate Athletics Track, Ipswich, on Monday 22nd June earning the title of County Schools Champions.

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A professionally produced show with more than 110 outfits created by pupils of all ages.

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The School's rugby fixtures are featured on a national web based system called Schools Rugby. Parents can look at past season results and details of specific teams as well as read reports.

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Report on the 125 mile canoe race by parent, Mr Luke Minshall

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