Mottoes | Virtue, learning and manners Incipe Latin: Make a good start |
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Established | 1557 |
Type | Independent day and boarding |
Religion | Church of England |
Headmaster | Mr D I Davies |
Second Master | Mr D Taylor |
Chairman of Governors | Mr C Finch |
Founder | Sir Antony Browne |
Location |
Middleton Hall Lane Brentwood Essex CM15 8EE England |
DfE number | 881/6035 |
DfE URN | 115429 Tables |
Staff | 137 |
Capacity | 1570 |
Students | 1,531 |
Gender | Coeducational (Diamond Model) |
Ages | 3–19 |
Houses |
North South East West Weald Mill Hill Hough (male boarders) |
Colours | Blue |
Publications | The Brentwoodian (student produced) Brentwood School Times The Chronicle of the Society of Old Brentwoods |
Campus size | 72 acres (29 ha) |
School years | Preparatory–sixth form |
Website | www |
Coordinates: 51°37′13″N 0°18′25″E / 51.62028°N 0.30694°E
Brentwood School is a selective, independent day and boarding school in Brentwood, Essex, UK. The school comprises a preparatory school, senior school and sixth form, as well as boarding provision for both boys and girls. The school is coeducational, but employs the "Diamond Model". The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the IAPS and the AGBIS.
Founded in 1557 and opened in 1558, 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 ha) of land in the centre of Brentwood. The current headmaster is Ian Davies.
The licence to found the school as The Grammar School of Antony Browne, Serjeant at the Law, in Brentwood was granted by Mary I to Sir Antony Browne on 5 July 1558 and the first schoolmaster, George Otway, was appointed on 28 July 1558.