Our Rookwood Family | Voices from Our School Community

A family feel

The Rookwood Community is warm and supportive. From our teaching staff, our support staff and caretakers to our pupils, parents and extended family. Meet some of the Rookwood Family and see what they have to say about the school.

Chloe in Year 1 of Rookwood Private Primary School.

Chloe – Year 1

My teacher is amazing.

Student of Rookwood Independent School posing.

Isabelle – Year 7

The school is really good at helping those who are finding things difficult and hard, they are really supportive when you need help and advice.

Student holding a ukelele at Rookwood Independent School.

Leo – Year 8

Everyone is really friendly and supportive.

Luca – Year 8

My favourite subject is PE, as I love practical subjects.

Student, Miya, in Year 11 of Rookwood Independent Senior School.

Miya – Year 11

My teachers have worked really hard to prepare me for my GCSEs.

Mr Smith

It is the atmosphere of trust in our classrooms that enables pupils to continue enjoy making progress and ‘daring to know’.

Mr Winnett

I really enjoy helping the pupils to develop their confidence within the subject and we try to make maths enjoyable and accessible to everyone.

Mrs Abraham

I have been lucky enough to work at Rookwood School for the last twenty years – which sounds like a very long time but which has gone in a flash.

Mrs House

Nurturing children’s curiosity and embedding a love of learning is a core aim of mine, as well as fostering a community of happy, kind, polite and resilient young people.

A Rookwood Sixth Form student in the classroom talking to a teacher.

Mrs Jellard

I am proud to be part of our community and see the impact we can have on students and the progress they can make.

A student and staff member cooking healthy, filling food as part of an enrichment project at Rookwood School.

Rupert – Upper Sixth

My EPQ which has challenged me from an academic perspective as well as offering personal development.

June 30, 2025

Playing the long game: What cricket teaches us about life at Rookwood

I have been fortunate enough over the years to both play and watch cricket at a relatively high standard, and…

June 13, 2025

Inclusion and Diversity: Our daily practice at Rookwood

Committing to inclusion and diversity is not something a school, or any organisation for that matter, can switch on or…

June 10, 2025

Andover Radio interviews Mr Robinson

We were delighted to hear our Headteacher, Mr Robinson, featured in a recent interview with Ben Tuffin from Love Andover…

May 27, 2025

Students launch social enterprise

We are delighted to announce the launch of In-Joy, a brand-new social enterprise company created and run by our Year…

May 27, 2025

Not just a day: Diversity as dialogue, every day

At Rookwood, we are proud to be a school that welcomes children and families from a wide range of cultural…

May 13, 2025

PE teacher joins Premier League legend for charity football match

Rookwood School’s very own Mr Neil Brewer took to the pitch on Saturday 3rd May in support of a fantastic…

May 11, 2025

80 years on: The enduring lessons of VE Day

I am certain that at some point in the last week, we have all taken a moment to reflect upon…

William Swinnerton, former pupil at Rookwood School

May 6, 2025

From Rookwood to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

We were delighted to recently welcome back William Swinnerton, a former Rookwood pupil who joined in Year 6 and stayed…

April 4, 2025

From fairytales to Wagamama: A great wrap up to the term

This week, Rookwood boarding students were treated to a delightful series of activities, marking the end of a busy term….

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