King's School, Bruton

King's School, Bruton
Address
Plox Bruton , Somerset , BA10 0ED England
Information
Type	Independent day and boarding
Motto	Deo Juvante
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1519
Headmaster	Ian Wilmshurst
Gender	Mixed
Age	13 to 18
Enrollment	350
Houses	Old, New, Blackford, Lyon, Priory, Arion, Wellesley
Former pupils	Old Brutonians
Website	http://www.kingsbruton.com/

King's Bruton is an independent fully co-educational secondary day and boarding school based in Bruton, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1519 by Richard FitzJames, and received royal foundation status around 30 years later in the reign of Edward VI. It is a member school of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Girls have attended the school's sixth form since the 1960s before King's became fully co-educational in the late 1990s. It has three girls houses: Wellesley, Priory and Arion, with Old, New, Blackford and Lyon making up the boys' houses.

each house is famous for its own discipline. Lyon are amazing at sport, old for social skills, new for being odd and Blackford for always coming last. priory for being all-rounders, Wellesley for their long distance walking into the school daily and Arion as the pleasure house. And I know that because I go their at this moment in time and this was the description given by a student body at the school.

In September 1999, the Hobhouse Science centre was opened with a fully equipped observatory. The school enjoys a purpose built theatre, sports hall and fitness suite and exceptional sports surfaces for rugby and cricket as well as an all-weather pitch for hockey.

The Basil Wright Building was opened in September 2008 and houses the Headmaster's, Bursar's and Registrar's offices.

England Rugby coach Brian Ashton was formerly a history teacher and sports coach at the school. King's School Bruton once owned a copy of the Magna Carta dating from 1297 which it sold to the Australian Government in 1952 for £12,500.

Old House was the original school building, later New House was built as an extension for school rooms and Old House was the headmaster's house. The Memorial Hall was built in the 1920s to commemorate the members of the school who died in World War I. Blackford and Lyon were built and were funded by beneficiaries such as James Blackford and James Lyon.

Prep school

Hazlegrove Preparatory School in Sparkford is part of the King's School group and educates children aged 2 to 13, prior to attending King's School. Hazlegrove occupies the 17th century grade II listed building Hazlegrove House.

External links

• King's Bruton
• The Old Brutonians Association
• Independent Schools Inspectorate Inspection Report 2003