▁family ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 6 . ▁A ▁civil ▁servant ▁to ▁The ▁Royal ▁D ock yard ▁and ▁Lord ▁High ▁Admir al , ▁Buck ▁lived ▁at ▁East gate ▁House , ▁Ro chester . ▁Den is ▁Red man ▁Major - General ▁Den is ▁Red man , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an , ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁RE ME , ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁Corps ▁and ▁a ▁Major - General ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁Kelly ▁Brook ▁The ▁model ▁and ▁actress ▁Kelly ▁Brook ▁went ▁to ▁Del ce ▁Junior ▁School ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Thomas ▁A vel ing ▁School ▁( former ly ▁Warren ▁Wood ▁Girls ▁School ). ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Med way ▁council ▁run ▁a ▁select ive ▁system ▁of ▁education , ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁Kent , ▁but ▁call ▁their ▁secondary ▁modern ▁schools ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁Al most ▁all ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁Ro chester ▁have ▁opt ed ▁for ▁a cademy ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁William son ▁left ▁a ▁be quest ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Mathemat ical ▁School , ▁a ▁boys ' ▁grammar ▁school , ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁either ▁as ▁Ro chester ▁Math ▁or ▁The ▁Math ▁School . ▁ ▁Un like ▁earlier ▁educational ▁found ations , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁King ' s ▁School , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁religious ▁establishment , ▁but ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁practical ▁instruction ▁of ▁boys ▁in ▁navigation ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁for