Saint Ronan’s offers access to the full range of senior schools and gives independent advice on which school might best suit your child. The Headmaster, who was formerly a Housemaster at Stowe, meets with all the parents, usually when their children are rising ten, to discuss options for the future and this is the start of an ongoing dialogue. He has written for the Good School’s Guide on the subject of choosing schools.
The Headmaster makes a point of regularly visiting senior schools and inviting senior school staff to Saint Ronan’s to meet parents. He has, as have other key members of staff (for example, the Head of Art and the Director of Music) built up a good understanding of the schools to which we regularly send children. He serves on the Governing Board of two Public Schools and keeps abreast of the issues facing secondary schools.
Saint Ronan’s prepares children for 13+ entry. A few children move on at 11+ but this is unusual and we do not offer coaching for the Kent 11+ exam. Typically two-thirds of the children stay in the private sector, whilst the remaining third move on, mainly to Cranbrook. Typically just over half of our leavers move on to full boarding.
A strength of the School is the breadth and quality of senior schools to which we send pupils.
The following lists show schools to which Saint Ronan’s children have moved on in recent years.
Asterisks (*) indicate awards won.
| | 2020 Ardingly * Battle Abbey* Bede’s * Benenden Bennett Memorial Bethany Cranbrook* Eastbourne Eton Heathfield* Highworth Grammar Homewood Hurstpierpoint* King’s, Canterbury * Lancing Mayfield * Sutton Valence * Tunbridge Wells Boys’ Grammar Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar Winchester |
2019 Bedes Benenden* Bethany * Claremont Cranbrook * Dauntsey’s Haileybury Harrow Hurstpierpoint * King’s, Canterbury* Lancing College* Mayfield Rendcomb College Sevenoaks* St Richard’s Stowe* Sutton Valence* Tonbridge Wells Cathedral School* Worth | 2018 Battle Abbey* Bedes* Benenden* Bennett Memorial Claremont* Cranbrook* Eastbourne* Hurstpierpoint* Kent College* King’s Canterbury* Lancing College Mayfield* Skinners Stowe Sutton Valence* Tring Park Worth | 2017 Battle Abbey* Benenden* Bethany* Claremont Cranbrook* Eastbourne* Heading ton, Oxford Hurst* Judd King’s Canterbury* Lancing College* Maidstone Grammar Sevenoaks* Mayfield* Sutton Valence* Tonbridge Truro* |
2016 Battle Abbey* Bede’s* Benenden* Bethany Brighton* Claremont Cranbrook* Eton College* Harrow School* Highworth Judd King’s Canterbury* Lancing College* Sedbergh School Sevenoaks Mayfield* Sutton Valence* Tonbridge Girls Grammar Uppingham | 2015 Battle Abbey* Bethany* Christ’s Hospital* Claremont* Cranbrook* Downside Eastbourne Highworth Judd Kent College King’s* Norton Knatchbull Sevenoaks Sutton Valence* Tonbridge Tonbridge Girls Grammar | 2014 Ashford* Battle Abbey* Benenden* Charterhouse* Cranbrook * Eastbourne* Homewood Kent College, Pembury* King’s, Canterbury Lancing* Sevenoaks* Skinners Mayfield Stowe Sutton Valence* Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar William Parker Academy |
2013 Battle Abbey Cranbrook Eastbourne * Judd King’s, Canterbury * King’s, Murcia Millfield Milton Abbey Purcell * Sevenoaks St John’s, Marlborough Mayfield Sutton Valence Tonbridge Uplands Worth | 2012 Angley Battle Abbey * Benenden * Cranbrook Eastbourne * Eton Highworth Grammar Judd King’s Canterbury Sevenoaks Skinners St Edmund’s, Canterbury Sutton Valence Tonbridge * Tudor Hall | 2011 Battle Abbey Benenden Claremont Senior * Cranbrook * Eastbourne * Highworth Grammar King’s * St Edmund’s, Canterbury * Mayfield Stowe Sutton Valence * Worth |
2010 Charterhouse Cranbrook * Eastbourne Eton * Harrow King’s * Milton Abbey Sevenoaks Worth | 2009 Ampleforth Charterhouse Codrington, Barbados Cranbrook Eastbourne * Eton Harrow Kent College King’s * Mayfield * Stowe Sutton Valence * Tonbridge * Uplands | 2008 Ampleforth * Benenden Bethany * Brighton Cranbrook * Eastbourne * Eton Harrow King’s Oundle Sevenoaks St Bede’s Sutton Valence Tonbridge * |
2007 Benenden Bethany Charterhouse * Cranbrook Eastbourne * Eton * Harrow * King’s * St Bede’s St Mary’s, Ascot Stowe Sutton Valence * TOGS Tonbridge * | 2006 Ampleforth Benenden Cobham Hall Cranbrook * Eastbourne Eton Harrow Judd King’s * Radley * Sutton Valence Tonbridge * | 2005 Bedgebury Benenden * Charterhouse Cranbrook * Eton King’s Maidstone Norton Knatchbull Rugby Sevenoaks * Mayfield Sutton Valence * Tonbridge * Worth |
2004 Benenden Cranbrook Eastbourne King’s Sherbourne St Bede’s St Leonards-Mayfield St Mary’s Ascot Sutton Valence Tonbridge | 2003 Bedgebury Bryanston Cranbrook Eastbourne Eton King’s Radley Stowe Tonbridge TWIGS Wellington | |