Raine's Foundation School
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| Motto | Come in and learn your duty to God and man |
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| Established | 1719 |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Mr HULLET |
| Founder | Henry Raine |
| Location |
Approach Road Bethnal Green Greater London E2 9LY England, UK Coordinates: 51°31′52″N 0°03′04″W / 51.5312°N 0.0511°W |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| DfE number | 211/5400 |
| DfE URN | 100979 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 815 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Black, blue |
| Former name | Raine's Foundation Grammar School |
| Website | RFS |
Raine's Foundation School is a Church of England voluntary aided school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Henry Raine, a very rich man who lived in Wapping, decided to create a school where poor children could get an education for free, so that they could go into skilled labour when they left. In 1719, the Lower School opened. It has moved many times and the school now has two separate buildings, one for Years 7 and 8, and one for Year 9 and above. From September 2010, due to BSF works the Lower School site will accommodate Years 7 to 8, with Years 9 to 13 remaining at the Upper School.
It is situated in the north of Bethnal Green, just to the east of Cambridge Heath Road (A107) and half a mile south of the Regent's Canal and not far from the Cambridge Heath railway station. It is opposite the London Chest Hospital, just off the Old Ford Road (B118) and in the parish of St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green. It is one of six schools in the borough that has a sixth form.
Henry Raine had made a good sum of money from selling alcohol. However he was a devout Christian, and he knew that he should use his wealth for good. He decided to found a school where poor children could get a free education. He built it in Wapping, where he lived and named it "the Lower School". It opened in 1719.
"The Lower School", was designed to provide an education for fifty boys and fifty girls between the ages of 8 and 18 years. They would learn "the three Rs", which were reading, writing and arithmetic. Girls however were also taught to sew and to cook, and boys were also made to shovel coal underground for the school's heating, and to scrub the floors. This was done in between periods.
In 1736 Henry built and set aside money for a boarding school which would take on forty girls from the Lower School. It was known as "Raine's Hospital" and later "Asylum"(this did not have the connotations it has today). It would have been quite pleasant, with clothes being provided along with frequent meals.
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