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Middleton Hall Lane ,, CM15 8EE | |
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| Type | Public School Independent day and boarding |
| Mottoes | Virtue, learning and manners Incipe Latin:Make a good start |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Established | 1557; 468 years ago (1557)[citation needed] |
| Founder | Sir Antony Browne |
| Department for Education URN | 115429Tables |
| Chairman of Governors | Lord Black of Brentwood[2] |
| Headmaster | Michael Bond[1] |
| Staff | 137 |
| Gender | Coeducational (Diamond Model)[3] |
| Age | 3[3] to 19[3] |
| Enrolment | 1,531[3] |
| Capacity | 1570[3] |
| Houses | North South East West Weald Mill Hill (female boarders) Hough (male boarders) |
| Colour | Blue |
| Publication | The Brentwoodian (student produced) Brentwood School Times The Chronicle of the Society of Old Brentwoods |
| Alumni | Old Brentwoods |
| Campus size | 72 acres (29 ha) |
| School years | Preparatory–sixth form |
| Website | Official website |
Brentwood School is aselective,independentday andboarding school inBrentwood,Essex, England in thepublic school tradition. The school comprises apreparatory school, senior school and sixth form, as well as boarding provision for both boys and girls. The school iscoeducational, and employs the"Diamond Model". The school is a member of theHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, theIAPS, and theAGBIS.
Founded in 1557 and opened in 1558,[citation needed] the school has a Tudor schoolroom, a Victorian chapel and several Grade II listed buildings. Situated on Ingrave Road, astride Middleton Hall Lane and Shenfield Road, the school is set in over 72 acres (29 hectares) of land in the centre of Brentwood.[4] The current headmaster is Michael Bond.
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The licence to found the school asThe Grammar School of Antony Browne, Serjeant at the Law, in Brentwood was granted byQueen Mary I toSir Antony (or Anthony) Browne on 5 July 1558. The first schoolmaster, George Otway, was appointed on 28 July 1558.[5]
In 1568, a year after Browne's death, the school moved to a purpose-built schoolroom, which is extant. The commemoration stone was laid by Browne's stepdaughter, Dorothy Huddleston, and her husband Edward, Browne's marriage having been childless.[6]
The school room is beside the site of the execution of nineteen-year-oldWilliam Hunter, who was burned at the stake for denying the doctrine oftransubstantiation. TheMartyr's Elm grew, allegedly, on the spot of his immolation. It was Browne who, as aJustice of the Peace under Queen Mary, had sentenced Hunter. Some believe the school was founded as Browne'spenance for Hunter'smartyrdom whenQueen Elizabeth I came to the throne; however, the school was already in operation under Mary's licence when Elizabeth succeeded.
Although Browne had drawn up statutes for the school, they were never legally adopted and so were re-drawn in 1622 by his descendants andJohn Donne,Dean of St Paul's.[6]
Brentwood SchoolCombined Cadet Force (CCF) was founded in 1861 and so is one of the earliest CCFs in the country.[7]
Sixty Old Brentwoods were killed on active service during theFirst World War and 173 during theSecond World War. Their names are listed in the school chapel, and commemorated by the Memorial Hall for the first war and the pavilion for the second. The school was adirect grant grammar school from the 1960s until the abolition of the scheme in 1977.
Brentwood was originally aboys' school, but the Governors made the decision to allow a small number of girls to enter thesixth form in 1974. By the early 1980s there were 23 girls in the sixth form. Initially based inNewnum House, the girls' school opened in 1988, admitting girls from ages 11 to 18.
In 2007, Brentwood School celebrated its 450th anniversary with a commemorative service in St Paul's Cathedral.
The school's Combined Cadet Force (CCF) celebrated its 150th anniversary on 8 October 2011 by holding a special afternoon of events featuring a Guard of Honour by Lt General Brown CBE. The Royal British Legion Youth Band of Brentwood played at the start and end of the afternoon.[8]
In 2012, The Earl of Wessex visited the school to open the new sixth form centre, featuring a 400-seat auditorium, namedThe Wessex Auditorium in his honour.
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The arms of Brentwood School are derived from those of the founder, Sir Antony Browne, and his wife.
As part of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the school's founding, a special variant of Sir Antony Browne's Coat of Arms was granted by the Honourable Sir George Rothe Bellew,Garter Principal King of Arms and Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong,Clarenceux King of Arms on 19 July 1957. A red border was added to the arms to distinguish them as the school's, as opposed to those of Browne.[10]
The school is separated into three sections: the preparatory school (ages 3 to 11), the senior school (ages 11 to 16) and the sixth form (ages 16 to 18). Brentwood operates in adiamond school format, in which the preparatory school and sixth form are co-educational while the senior school teaches boys and girls separately.
Brentwood Preparatory School teaches children aged 3–11, from Nursery through to Year 6. Classes are usually small, with an average size of 20 per class.[11]
The senior school teaches pupils from the age of 11 until the end ofGCSE courses at 16+. Many pupils move into the senior school from the preparatory school, but others are drawn from other local primary and preparatory schools; around 1/3 of pupils join the school from themaintained sector.[12] Admission to the senior school is byentrance examination.
The sixth form is for pupils aged 16‑18 who are studying for'A' levels, theInternational Baccalaureate andBTec Extended Diploma in Sport or Business. There are currently c.300 pupils in the sixth form.
Sports offered includeAssociation football,cricket,fencing,gymnastics,hockey,netball,rifle shooting,Rugby football,squash,swimming andtennis. School teams have met with some success over the years, for example winning the Essex Schools FA Cup three times in four seasons.[13] In netball, the girls' U13 netball team won the 2015/6 national finals to be crowned National Champions.[citation needed]
In 2008 the school U13 cricket team won the National Schools Cup (Bunbury Cup), to be crowned National Champions, having finished as runners up in 2007.
The school has a 25-metre indoor swimming-pool and learner pool, a fitness suite, 4 additional squash courts and an indoor rifle range.[citation needed] The school is set in 72 acres (29 ha) of grounds and has two playing-fields; one is situated directly on the school site and another,The Heseltines, adjacent to the school. These contain football, rugby, cricket and hockey pitches, an all-weatherAstroTurf pitch, tennis and netball courts, an athletics track and field, and woods used for cross-country runs.
Ex-England test cricketerGeraint Jones is the school's cricket coach.
SABS is a society that focuses on furthering the education of sixth formers through a series of guest speakers and debates. Junior SABS is available for the younger pupils. Regular meetings are held in Old Big School, at which students are able to experience lectures on societal issues or topics to concerning science, the arts and sport, or a members' debate. Old Brentwoods such asJack Straw andGriff Rhys Jones are regular speakers. Other speakers have been political figures, such asGeorge Galloway[14],Vicky Pryce,[15] Lord Lilley and the philosopherA. C. Grayling.[16]
The licence to found the school was granted by Queen Mary to Sir Antony Browne on 5 July 1558.[17]Queen Elizabeth II visited the school in 1957 to open the new science department,[18] now namedThe Queens Building, the foundation stone of which had been laid by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Col. SirFrancis Whitmore.[19] TheEarl of Wessex visited the school in 2011 for the opening ceremony of the new sixth form centre and the naming of theWessex Auditorium,[20] and later to inspect a Combined Cadet Force Guard of Honour.Princess Anne visited the School in November 2012.[21]
In 2012, Brentwood School's sixth form centre was winner of theRoyal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East of England Award. The institute described the development as having drawn "inspiration from the existing Victorian vicarage" and that "the new design is expressed in a language that is both contextual and contemporary. The sculpting of the roofs creates non-standard, domestic-scaled classrooms filled with natural light, reminiscent of the gabled roofs of theVictorian vicarage, but with an added measure of playfulness."[22]
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Old Brentwoods are those who have attended the school (preparatory, senior school or sixth form) for any length of time. The logo used to represent Old Brentwoods and the Society of Old Brentwoods is thewing and claw, derived from the arms of Sir Antony Browne. A crown was added to the logo in 1957 to celebrate The Queen's visit to the school.[23]
The colours of Old Brentwoods are dark blue, light blue and gold. Light blue and dark blue were traditionally featured as stripes on the blazers of Old Brentwoods[citation needed] and are still used today to represent the alumni community. The colours were carried across to the alumni logo, with the addition of gold on the inclusion of the crown in 1957.
Also see the school's own list of Old Brentwoods.[24]
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