Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | |
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| Address | |
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Queen's Road , , CM14 4EX England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1900 |
| Founder | Ursulines, Ursuline Sisters, Mother Clare |
| Department for Education URN | 138834 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | R. Wilkin |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1011 |
| Houses | Brescia, Clare's, Ursula's, Trinity, John's and Angela's |
| Colour(s) | Brown, yellow, and blue |
| Website | www.buchs.co.uk |
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located in Brentwood, Essex, England.[1][2]
History
Direct grant grammar school
It was a direct grant grammar school for girls, with the Brentwood School being a similar school for boys.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in 1979.[3] In September 1999 the school became a specialist Arts College.
Academy
The school converted to academy status on 1 October 2012. The school continues to have arts as a specialism however.
Sports
The school has an active involvement in local and county-wise competitions.
Old girls
- Marie José of Belgium, Princess of Belgium; the last Queen of Italy (in May/June 1946)
- Katie Amess, actress
- Betty Laine OBE, dance teacher, who established Laine Theatre Arts in 1974
- Elizabeth Sidwell CBE FRGS, Schools Commissioner for England 2011–13, and headteacher 1995–2011 of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
See also
References
- ^ School official website
- ^ EduBase[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1978/mar/22/direct-grant-schools. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 22 March 1978. col. 582–586.
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