Marist change

SUNNINGHILL: The Marist School in Kings Road has joined a new school group .

The 450-pupil Catholic girls’ school was founded in 1870 by Marist Sisters, moving to its current site in 1947.

The Marist Sisters order has lately experienced fewer vocations (new members), prompting the Marist trustees to seek a new partner.

The move to Concept Education, a newly-formed, independent education group, is intended to safeguard the school’s heritage and its future.