Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
| Established | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Dr. R. Wilkin |
| Founder | Ursulines/Ursuline Sisters/Mother Clare |
| Location |
Queen's Road Brentwood Essex CM14 4EX England Coordinates: 51°37′04″N 0°18′16″E / 51.6178°N 0.3045°E |
| DfE number | 881/5461 |
| DfE URN | 138834 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1011 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Brescia, Clare's, Ursula's, Trinity, John's and Angela's |
| Colours | Brown, yellow, and blue |
| Website |
www |
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located in Brentwood, Essex, England.[1]
History
Direct grant grammar school
It was a direct grant grammar school for girls, with the Brentwood School being a similar school for boys.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in 1979.[2] In September 1999 the school became a specialist Arts College.
Academy
The school converted to academy status on 1 October 2012. The school continues to have arts as a specialism however.
Sports
The school have an active involvement in local and county-wise competitions-the school has a good reputation usually coming 3rd to 1st place in sports competitions.
Alumni
- Katie Amess, actress
- Dame Ann Dowling FRS FREng, the first female Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge (Girton College) in 1998, and Head of the Department of Engineering from 2009-14
- Betty Laine OBE, dance teacher, who established Laine Theatre Arts in 1974
- Elizabeth Sidwell CBE FRGS, Schools Commissioner for England from 2011-13, and Headteacher from 1995-2011 of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
See also
- Secondary schools in Essex
- List of direct grant grammar schools
- Ursuline High School, Wimbledon
References
- ↑ School official website
- ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1978/mar/22/direct-grant-schools
|chapter-url=missing title (help). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 22 March 1978. col. 582–586.