Old Rydeians' Association

31/07/2026

Our Summer Drinks event is tomorrow night - Saturday 1 August! 🍺🥂

We'll be gathering at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes.

There'll be a pre-paid bar for a limited time for ORA members, and we hope to see as many of you as possible.

It's set to be a lovely evening catching up with friends and enjoying the Cowers Week festivities.

23/07/2026

Good luck, Nick!

Wishing our very own Nick Percy all the very best as he prepares to represent Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow-born, Nick competed in his first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, aged 19.

He returns to the city for this year’s event, competing in the men’s discus final on Saturday, August 1.

Good luck, Nick, we are all behind you 💪

09/07/2026

Our Summer Drinks event is fast approaching! 🍺🥂

We'll be gathering at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes on the first night of Cowes Week, Saturday 1st August.

It's a great chance to catch up with friends in a stunning setting, and enjoy the occasion as Cowes Week celebrates its bicentenary.🥳

We'd love to see you there!

02/07/2026

What a fabulous day of cricket at Ryde School with Upper Chine, Isle of Wight 🏏

We were delighted to field men’s and women’s teams to play the school’s 1st XI on Monday.

A thrilling women’s match went down to the final over, with Bella Dean’s unbeaten 52 helping Ryde take victory.

Cully Trevallion was the pick of the bowlers for the ORA, with four wickets, while Emma Boddington top-scoring with 54 runs.

After the lunchtime BBQ, the ORA men posted a strong 196 runs, which proved enough to win despite a great effort from the school team to chase it down, ultimately falling short by 41 runs.

Mike Hooper, ORA Chair, said: “Our alumni events continue to grow in both number and popularity, and I was incredibly proud to see so many Old Rydeians back on site. It was a wonderful occasion.”

Well played all 👏

11/06/2026

We are sad to share the news of the passing of Martyn Glasbey, a former teacher at Ryde School.

Martyn devoted over 30 years to Ryde, and was very much involved in all elements of school life, from 1986 to 2017.

His roles included Head of Design Technology and Head of Year, and he was very active with the CCF and sailing provision at Ryde.

Martyn's funeral will be held at the Isle of Wight Crematorium on Friday, 26 June at 2.15pm.

10/06/2026

Our ORA men's and women's cricket teams will be playing at Ryde against the School's first teams on Monday, 29th June. 🏏

The women's match starts at 10am, with the men following at 2pm.

A BBQ will be held in-between the two matches, from 1pm - 2pm.

We're very much looking forward to welcoming our former pupils to play against our current cohort!

08/04/2026

We are delighted to welcome our latest cohort of Old Rydeians!

Our Y13 leavers officially became members following a ceremony at the end of last term.

Each student was presented with either an ORA tie or a trinket box.

Welcome!

19/03/2026

Last call for London Drinks this weekend! 🍻🥂

If you’re in London this Saturday, we’d love to see you at The Beauchamp.

Drop in anytime between 6pm and 9pm for a relaxed evening and a chance to catch up — it’d be great to see you there.

04/03/2026

Always great to see Old Rydeians back at Ryde sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise 🙂

26/02/2026

We are saddened to hear about the passing of one of our former Ryde School teachers, Mr Edward Class, aged 97.

Known affectionately as Eddie, he taught Biology at Ryde between 1969 and 1987.

He was Head of CCF Sailing and taught students every summer on his boat, Victoria, and for many years ran CCF sailing trips on the Norfolk Broads.

Eddie was a well-loved character, known for making his tea on a bunsen burner, while also providing eggs for the school from his 120 chickens.

On behalf of everyone at Ryde School, we send our thoughts and condolences to Eddie's family.

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