:for other schools by this name, see cyprian (disambiguation)   st cyprian's school was an english preparatory school for boys, which operated in the early 20th century in eastbourne, east sussex. like other preparatory schools, its purpose was to train pupils to do well enough in the examinations (usually taken around the age of 13) to gain admission to leading public schools, and to provide an introduction to boarding school life. ==history== st cyprian's was founded in 1899 by lewis vaughan wilkes and his wife cicely comyn, a newly married couple in their twenties. it originally operated in a large house in carlisle road,uk census, 1901 but by 1906 had grown sufficiently to move into new purpose-built facilities with extensive playing fields behind summerdown road. the school ran with the prevailing ethos of muscular christianity which had typified private education since the time of thomas arnold of rugby, and placed much emphasis on developing self-reliance and integrity (âcharacterâ). in these and many other respects st cyprianâs was little different from the other leading prep schools of the time. the school submitted itself annually to an independent academic assessment, conducted by sir charles grant robertson fellow of all souls college, oxford. the school uniform was a green shirt with a pale blue collar, corduroy breeches and a cap with a maltese cross for a badge. the high success rate in achieving scholarships to leading public schools including eton and harrow attracted ambitious parents. however, the wilkes appreciated that such scholarships were really intended for talented children from less well-off families
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