Brentwood School

Brentwood School is a public school in Brentwood in the English county of Essex. It was founded by Sir Antony Browne in 1568 on the site where William Hunter was burnt to death for refusing to accept the transubstantiation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Image File history File links Brentwood_School_(Essex). ... Image File history File links Brentwood_School_(Essex). ... An Independent school in the United Kingdom is a school that relies for all or most of its funding on non-governmental sources. ... Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, part of the London commuter belt. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... William Hunter was a Marian martyr burnt to death in Brentwood at the age of 19 on March 27, 1555. ... Transubstantiation (from Latin transsubstantiatio) is the change of the substance of bread and wine into that of the body and blood of Christ, the change that according to the belief of the Roman Catholic Church occurs in the Eucharist. ...

The school is separated into three sections: Senior School (ages 11-18), Preparatory School (ages 7-11) and Pre-Preparatory School (ages 3-7).

Senior School

Between the ages of 11 and 16 (up to GCSE level) boys and girls are taught separately. After this, in the Sixth Form, teaching is co-educational. GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

• Age range: 11 - 18
• Day pupils: 649 boys, 399 girls, £9,948 to £9,948 (min/max annual fees)
• Weekly boarding: £17,235 to £17,235 (min/max annual fees)
• Full boarding: 46 boys, 27 girls, £17,235 to £17,235 (min/max annual fees)
• Total Pupils: 695 boys, 426 girls
• Including 6th form/FE: 179 boys, 116 girls
• Staff numbers: 109 full time, 11 part time
• Method of entry: Common Entrance, School exam or test and/or Interview
• Professional affiliations: HMC, IAPS, ISC, AGBIS (formerly GBA and GBGSA)
• Religious affiliation: Church of England

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Brentwood School's Houses

Brentwood School has houses named Weald, North, South, East, West and School (Boarders). Houses are used for sport and competition purposes. Each House has its own tie, a noteable point as Brentwood School is one of few to have several ties for pupils.

Notable Old Brentwoods

• Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain (1856–1944), army officer, Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary and inventor of snooker
• Sir Frank Lee (1903–1971), civil servant and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• Sir Ralph Murray (1908–1983), diplomat
• Sir Hardy Amies (1909–2003), Couturier and Dressmaker by Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen
• Sir Robin Day (1923–2000), broadcaster
• David Irving (born 1938), controversial historian
• Michael Willis (born 1942), political scientist and historical author
• Jack Straw (born 1946), Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary
• Noel Edmonds (born 1948), disc jockey and broadcaster
• Sir Peter Stothard (born 1951), Editor of The Times
• Douglas Adams (1952–2001), author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Keith Allen (born 1953), comedian, actor, singer and writer
• Charlie Bean (born 1953), Executive Director and Chief Economist of the Bank of England
• Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), comedian and actor
• Charles Thomson (born 1953), founder of the Stuckists art movement
• Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), politician
• Andrew Lansley (born 1956), politician
• Stewart Robson (born 1964), footballer
• Frank Lampard (born 1978), footballer
• Jodie Marsh (born 1978), model

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External links

• Official School Site