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Alleged Sexual Offences At Bembridge School Under Investigation

Alleged sexual offences at Bembridge School in the 1980s are being investigated.

The school has been closed for a number of years.

Police enquiries are ongoing after allegations were said to be made public on Facebook first.

If you have any information or concerns relating to this, you are urged to call 101 and quote Operation Seaside.

Mark Waldron, Head Master, Ryde School with Upper Chine, which owns the building said:

'Ryde School merged with Upper Chine Girls' School in 1994 and later acquired the buildings and land of Bembridge School when it was closed by the Bembridge School trustees in 1997. Ryde School has used part of the site since then to house boarding pupils and leases the remainder to an outdoor education company.

'Ryde has always warmly welcomed the past pupils from Bembridge as part of our wider story; however the schools were not linked prior to the site acquisition and, whilst deeply saddened to hear of any historical allegations and willing to help the police in any way possible, I cannot pass comment on another school's history'.

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