Our unparalleled history
A brief history....
We believe that Frewen's direct predecessor, Down House School, was the first specialist school for dyslexics in England and possibly the world.
Dyslexia was first described by Dr W Pringle Morgan in 1896, whose practice was based at Seaford in East Sussex. It is known that Morgan's practice encompassed a number of schools in the area and it is highly likely that these included Down House School, then based at nearby Rottingdean. Certainly when Down House moved to Brickwall in 1946 it already possessed specialist experience with dyslexics, as evidenced by a number of dyslexic old boys from that time who remain in touch.
Down House changed its name to Brickwall House School, and then to Frewen College after Admiral Sir John Frewen KCB transferred the school into an educational trust. Since 1972 the school has specialised in dyslexia and related dificulties.
