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Bromley High School, Bromley

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Bromley High School details

Address:

Bromley High School
Blackbrook Lane, Bickley, Bromley, Kent BR1 2TW

Telephone:

020 84687981

Fax:

020 8295 1062

Email:

bhs@bro.gdst.net

Website:

www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net

Authority:

Bromley

Gender of entry:

Girls

Age range:

4-18

Number of students:

899

Affiliation:

GSA

Gender of sixth form:

Girls

Last inspection:

February 2006. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Lorna Duggleby, appointed in April 2001.

Staff: 86 (men 6, women 50).

Motto: "Fides Et Opera" ("Faith and Works").

Background: Bromley High School provides good educational prospects in a caring environment and aims to ensure every girl makes the most of her talents. Founded in 1883, the school is set in 24 acres with modern facilities. The ICT suite has four teaching rooms and a network of computers are distributed throughout the school. A flexible curriculum makes certain that the girls have as much subject choice as possible throughout their school careers. They take nine or 10 GCSEs. This lively community offers a variety of extracurricular activities such as Japanese, hand chiming, chess and debating. Enthusiastic involvement in music, drama, dance and sport is expected. Sports facilities include a six-lane swimming pool, athletics track and sports hall. Extra lessons are available for pupils to learn to play a musical instrument and a large number of pupils participate in the orchestra, strings group, wind band and choir. Some girls also take speech and drama lessons and take part in local festivals and outside competitions. Excursions to theatres and museums are a regular feature of school life. There are annual field trips as well as regular exchanges to France, Germany and Spain. Girls have made World Challenge expeditions to Malaysia, Guyana, Namibia and Vietnam, and music tours to Venice, Malta, Malawi and America. Although the girls enjoy the advantages of a single-sex education, Bromley High participates in many joint activities, both social and academic, with neighbouring boys' schools.

Alumni: Margaret Hodge, minister for industry and the regions; Marilyn Strathern, social anthropologist.

Streaming/setting: Sets are for French (beginning Year 7), German (Year 8), Maths (Year 7) and Science (Year 7).

Approach to discipline: The school has a clear and structured code of conduct, which is communicated to the whole school community. It has more rewards than sanctions.

Uniform: Burgundy jumper into grey around v-neck, white blouse, grey skirt. The uniform is strictly enforced.

Homework: Average 11-year-old, 8 hours a week; 14-year-old, 10 hours; 16-year-old, 14 hours.

Higher education: 98% (3 Oxford 3 Cambridge).

Special needs: A member of staff is available to offer support to pupils diagnosed with dyslexia. A senior teacher oversees gifted students and all students with other special educational needs.

Inspection: February 2006: Throughout the senior school, achievement in lessons is good, frequently excellent and never less than satisfactory. Pupils in all year groups have a thorough understanding of the subjects they study and the activities they take part in; with very few exceptions they are able to apply their knowledge astutely and they respond positively to opportunities to think and act critically and creatively.

Feeder schools: Breaside Prep; St Christopher's, Beckenham; St Olave's Prep; Holy Trinity; Wardley.

Girls' age range: 4 to 18.

Before-school care: from 0745.

After-school care: until 1730.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Senior girls: 599.

Senior girls 11-18: Y.

Average class size (juniors; under-11): 24.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 25.

Average class size (sixth form): 15.

Principle admission ages: 4 years(40); 7 years(8); 11 years(60); 16 years.

Gifted pupils: 45.

Bursary pupils: 29.

Bursaries: Art, Music, Sport.

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