Brentwood School (England)

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Brentwood School
Motto: Incipe
Established 1557
Type Independent
Founder Sir Anthony Browne
Headmaster Ian Davies
Faculty 114 full time, 23 part time
Students 1,121
Grades Reception - Year 13
Location Brentwood, London, England
Website http://www.brentwoodschool.co.uk
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Brentwood School is a public school in Brentwood, Essex, England.

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[edit] History

The school was founded in 1557 by Sir Anthony Browne on the site where William Hunter was burned to death for refusing to accept the transubstantiation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

Browne had sentenced Hunter when Justice of the Peace for the area under Queen Mary, and founded the school as penance for Hunter's martyrdom when Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne.

The FOBS (Friends of Brentwood School) was founded in 1982 to help raise funds within the school, mainly via large events and excursions for pupils.

[edit] Today

The school is separated into three main sections: Senior School (ages 11 to 18), Preparatory School (ages 7 to 11) and Pre-Preparatory School (ages 3 to 7).

Originally the whole school was for boys, but in the mid 1970s the Governors took the decision to allow girls to enter the Sixth form. The Girls School opened in 1986, admitting girls from ages 11 to 18, with the Preparatory School following suit in 1998.

The school has two mottos, Virtue, Learning and Manners and Incipe, the latter being a Latin motto (roughly meaning "to begin" or "to start") added in the 19th century.

[edit] Senior School

Between the ages of 11 and 16 (up to GCSE level), boys and girls are taught separately. After this, in the Sixth Form, teaching is co-educational.

  • Age range: 11 - 18
  • Day pupils: 649 boys, 399 girls, £11,565 to £11,565 (min/max annual fees)
  • Full boarding: 46 boys, 27 girls, £20,265 to £20,265 (min/max annual fees)
  • Total Pupils: 695 boys, 426 girls
  • Including 6th form/FE: 179 boys, 116 girls
  • Staff numbers: 114 full time, 23 part time
  • Method of entry: Common Entrance, School exam or test and/or Interview
  • Professional affiliations: HMC, IAPS, ISC, AGBIS (formerly GBA and GBGSA)
  • Religious affiliation: Church of England

[edit] Houses

There are six day houses named North, South, East, West, Weald and School, together with two boarding houses, Mill Hill and Hough for girls and boys respectively. The school used to be entirely boarding but, as Brentwood grew into the large commuter town that it is now, demand for day education increased and accordingly the number of boarding houses were reduced. It remains one of only a select few schools in the country in which boarding students have their own rooms rather than shared dormitories. The boarding house consists of mainly academic individuals from other countries, namely China, Russia and India, who must pass an internal exam to gain entrance.

Each House has its own tie in House colours; competitions in sports, music, drama, debating and various other activities are held on a regular basis.

[edit] Notable Old Brentwoods

[edit] External links

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