Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It comprises two parts: the preparatory department, known as "the Prep", and the main school itself. It has over 1420 pupils from ages 4 to 18.
The school is divided into four houses: Castlereagh, Strangford, Scrabo and Clandeboye.
Inspections
The school was inspected by the Controlled Schools' Support Council in 2015 and judged Satisfactory. In 2019 another inspection was carried out, but could not reach a judgement because of industrial action being taken by staff.
Music
In 2017 the school's choir won BBC Radio Ulster School Choir of the Year.
Sport
Regent House has won the Ulster Schools Cup and Medallion Shield.
Regent House won the Schools' Cup Final in 1994 where it defeated Wallace High School 8–3 in what has proved to be its only outright victory. Two years later, Regent shared the Schools Cup with Methodist College Belfast following a 6–9 draw.
The cricket team won the McCullough Cup.
Notable former pupils
Jim Allister, Unionist politician and MLA in Northern Ireland
Nigel Carr, former British Lions rugby player
David Coulter, Church of Scotland minister and Chaplain General in the British Army Holly Hamilton, BBC journalist and presenter Simon Hamilton, Democratic Unionist Party politician and former minister in the Northern Ireland Executive Eddie Irvine, Formula One racing driver Phillip Matthews, former Ireland rugby union international Maxine Mawhinney, BBC newsreader Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne DSO & 3 Bars, founding member of the Special Air Service, former British Lions rugby player Michael McGimpsey, Ulster Unionist Party MLA and Minister of Health in the Northern Ireland Executive Catherine Jean Milligan, former Miss Northern Ireland Colin Murray, Broadcaster Colin Nixon, football player and manager Ottilie Patterson, blues singer with the Chris Barber jazz band