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The Ryleys School | |
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Address | |
Ryleys Lane , , SK9 7UY | |
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Type | Preparatory day |
Motto | Tu Ne Cede Malis (Latin for "Do not give in to evil") |
Established | 1877 |
Department for Education URN | 111468 Tables |
Headteacher | Julia Langford |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 1to 11 |
Houses | Elstob Hoyle Waterhouse Wilson |
Colour(s) | Black and gold |
Former pupils | Old Ryleysians |
Website | http://www.theryleys.com/ |
The Ryleys School in Alderley Edge, Cheshire is a preparatory school for boys and girls aged between 1 and 11.
Ryleys was founded in 1877, above Alderley Edge's chemist's shop (pharmacy), before moving to its present site and changing name in the early 1880s. [1] It was an all-boys school for 132 years until 2009, when it began accepting girls for the nursery and junior classes. [2]
Until 2006, the school provided boarding facilities as well as taking in day pupils. [1]
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