Brentwood School

Boys & Girls, 3-18
Day & Boarding
Essex

"Brentwood School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls occupying 75 acres in Brentwood, Essex. Brentwood has a prep school for pupils aged 3 to 11 and senior school for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school aims to embody three key values – virtue, learning and manners – which have been part of its ethos for almost 500 years."

  • Brentwood School is a coed pre-prep, prep and senior school, offering both day and boarding places.
  • The school welcomes approximately 1000 pupils with boys and girls aged from 3 to 18 years.
  • Brentwood School is located at Brentwood in Essex.
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Age
Boys & Girls, 3-18
Type
Pre-Prep, Prep & Senior
Category
Day & Boarding
Size
1000 pupils
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Michael Bond is the Headmaster of Brentwood School, appointed in 2019.

Michael Bond is Headmaster of Brentwood School.

Ethos of Brentwood School

Commenting on the school's values, Headmaster Michael Bond says: 'They guide our core purpose in helping young people discover and develop their talents with both self-assurance and humility.'

'Our pupils are kind, ambitious, and seek to make a positive contribution in the present and the future: our role is to help them achieve their successes – in whatever shape they may come – without any sense of entitlement.'

Boys and girls are taught separately between the ages of 11 to 16, part of a 'Diamond Model' of teaching. The same curriculum is taught to both boys and girls and they participate together in a wide range of co-curricular activities from music and drama through to trips and excursions.

Attain asked the school, what makes Brentwood School different – and why should parents consider it?

'Here in the past may you find arms in the present to fight the battles of the future.’ (Edwin Bean, Headmaster, Brentwood School, 1891-1913)

This sentence adorns the wall of the old Bean Library, built to recognise the work of Edwin Bean, Brentwood School Headmaster at the turn of the 20th Century. It encapsulates one of the many reasons why Brentwood School is a special place.

A place of learning since 1557; a place with deep roots that provide stability in a changing world; and a place where we turn challenges into opportunities to ensure we face the future with confidence. Above all, we are a community, with a shared vision, common purpose and a determination that everything we do will benefit the young people of today (and tomorrow) who are in our care.

Underpinning everything we do are our values – Virtue, Learning and Manners – which first appeared in the School Statutes, written by John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral and one of England’s finest poets, in July 1622.

They are as important now as they have been at any point in our history; they act as our compass and our guide. Ultimately, their main purpose is to help us achieve our overall aim: to enable our pupils to become the very best version of themselves.
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Visiting Brentwood School

Open Events provide a wonderful opportunity to visit a school and discover more about the community, values and ethos. Find out more about open mornings at Brentwood School.

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Brentwood School Fees, Inspections & Governance

Inspections

Brentwood School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) on behalf of the Department for Education. Routine inspections take place once every three years.

Governance

The school is a registered charity managed by trustees. Read more about the charity structure and how it is run on the Charity Commission website.

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Brentwood School Admissions

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Brentwood School location map
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Brentwood School
Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8EE.

Boys & Girls, 3-18 · Day & Boarding

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