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Brentwood School, Brentwood

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Brentwood School details

Address:

Brentwood School
Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AS

Telephone:

01277 243243

Fax:

01227 243 299

Email:

headmaster@ brentwood.essex.sch.uk

Website:

www.brentwoodschool.co.uk

Authority:

Essex

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

3-19

Number of students:

1,479

Affiliation:

IAPS, HMC

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

March 2002. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Ian Davies, appointed in 2004.

Staff: 107 (men 70, women 61).

Motto: 'Virtue, learning, manners'.

Background: The recent development of a science study centre and a state-of-the-art language laboratory reflect Brentwood's key strengths two chemistry students have recently been ranked top five nationally in chemistry A-level, and all pupils study at least one modern foreign language to GCSE, with Italian available in the sixth form. The school has one of the largest classics departments in the country, offering Latin, Greek and classical civilisation. Founded in 1557, Brentwood is one of the few coeducational independents to teach boys and girls separately until they reach the sixth form. The senior school is divided into five sections to allow close pastoral supervision. Twenty-eight A-level courses are on offer. About 40% continue maths into the sixth form, while psychology is increasingly popular at A-level. All pupils also have one drama lesson a week to help develop self-confidence and interpersonal skills, while three large theatrical productions are staged each year, and there is a purpose-built music facility with ensembles at all levels. Excellent sports facilities have earned a Sportsmark Gold award. The school has seven badminton courts, a sports hall, a floodlit all-weather pitch, four squash courts, two fencing salles, a rifle range, two rugby pitches, seven football pitches and a 25m heated indoor pool. Achievements include national success at football, tennis, cricket and fencing, and a sixth-form fencer won the first British gold medal at international level since 1976. A huge range of extracurricular activities includes one of the largest CCF corps in the UK.

Alumni: Sir Hardy Amies, dressmaker to the Queen; Frank Lampard, England footballer; Griff Rhys-Jones, actor and comedian; Sir Robin Day, broadcaster.

Approach to discipline: Punishment by admonishment, detension and suspension.

Uniform: Pupils are expected to maintain a high standard of appearance. Boys and girls wear grey charcoal tailored suits with blazers in the sixth form.

Homework: Average 11-year-old, 8 hours a week; 14-year-old, 6 hours; 16-year-old, 10 hours.

Higher education: 96% (1 Oxford 6 Cambridge).

Special needs: The learning development department offers small group tuition, targeted intervention and EFL with emphasis on full integration into school life.

Inspection: March 2002: It is a friendly, purposeful community set in very attractive grounds, which do much to enhance the feeling of a school at ease with itself. It provides a well-rounded education based on a well-structured, broad curriculum with good options and a very strong extracurricular programme.

Feeder schools: Brentwood Preparatory School (41 pupils); Coopersale Hall School (10 pupils); Woodlands School (8 pupils); St Cedd's School (8 pupils); Ursuline Preparatory School (6 pupils).

Boys' age range: 11 to 18.

Girls' age range: 11 to 18.

Over-subscribed: 4:1.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Senior boys: 694.

Senior boys 11-18: Y.

Senior girls: 425.

Senior girls 11-18: Y.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 20.

Average class size (sixth form): 12.

Principle admission ages: 11yrs (141); 16yrs (29).

Gifted pupils: 153.

Bursary pupils: 82.

Bursaries: Art, Music.

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