Community

COMMUNITY

Our Island is a community and we do a lot of work to ensure we sit firmly within that wider community. Our motto of ‘Ut Prosim’ (to be of service) is embodied within our School life and we find ways to actively demonstrate this for the Island.

Community groups use our facilities throughout the year, and voluntary hours (measured by activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award) run at about 1720 hours a year plus countless other initiatives across the school and wider community.

Headline Figures for the Year to 31st August 2023
 

  • Amount of money raised for UK charities: £20,500
     
  • Contribution to UK GDP: £19.6 million
     
  • Contribution to the Isle of Wight economy: £9.7 million
     
  • Total amount of UK tax supported by Ryde School’s activities: £6.2 million
     
  • Total savings for UK taxpayers as a result of pupils attending who would otherwise attend state schools: £5.8 million
  • Total number of UK jobs supported by the school’s activity: 433
     
  • Number of pupils receiving means tested bursarial assistance: 48
     
  • Amount of money spent on bursarial support to pupils last year: £724,269
     
  • Total number of voluntary hours that students put back into the community through voluntary activity such as Duke of Edinburgh's Award: over 1,720

Ryde School Spinnaker on the Solent

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