Brambletye School

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Brambletye School
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Established 1919
Type Preparatory day and boarding
Religion Church of England
Headmaster Mr Will Brooks
Deputy Head Mr Charles Rowe
Location East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 3PD
England
DfE number 938/6251
DfE URN 126150 Tables
Students c265
Gender Coeducational
Ages 2–13
Houses Nelson, Wellington, Drake, Malborough
Colours Pink, Black and Grey
Former pupils Old Brambletyeans
Website www.brambletye.co.uk

Brambletye School is a coeducational day and boarding preparatory school in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. Originally founded as a small boys' boarding school in Kent between the World Wars, it moved to West Sussex and has since become coeducational.

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The School House viewed from the south

History

Brambletye was founded at Sidcup Place, Kent in 1919.[1] It moved to its present location in the Sussex countryside on the southern outskirts of East Grinstead in 1933. The main school building, which is in its own wooded estate of 140 acres, overlooks the Ashdown Forest and Weir Wood Reservoir. Brambletye was originally built in 1896 by Donald Lanarch, former Director of the Bank of New South Wales, as his country retreat.[2] The school became a charitable trust in 1969[3] with a board of Governors. In September 1986, the first girl was admitted and the school is now completely coeducational.

Recent building developments have included a seven classroom block,[4] a purpose built arts centre including a 270 seat theatre, a sports hall, a Pre-Prep building and the redevelopment of the science laboratories. The Blencowe Centre won the Downland Prize for Architecture, Education, (joint winner) in 2010.[5]

The Brambletye School Trust, a registered charity,[3] created legal precedent in the UK with a Value Added Tax ruling.[6]

Academics

Pupils may join the Nursery class at the age of two before moving to Reception at four and to the Preparatory Department at seven (Year 3). Brambletye prepares children at thirteen for transfer to a range of senior schools including:

Pupils gain entrance to their senior school through Common Entrance 13+ or Scholarship. In addition to the examined subjects at Common Entrance, pupils study Art, Music, Design Technology, PSHE, ICT and Drama. Pupils can be put forward for Scholarships at their senior school in Art, Music, Drama and Sport as well as for Academic performance.

Facilities

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1st Team Cricket on the Top Field [1]

The school has a purpose built Pre-Prep Department, 270-seat theatre, modern science laboratories, library and ICT suite as well as classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards throughout.

Sports facilities include a sports hall, tennis and netball courts, squash courts, a swimming pool, a golf course and playing fields. In addition to the major sports which are football, rugby and cricket for the boys and hockey, netball and rounders for the girls, pupils also train and compete in a variety of other sports including show jumping, fencing, squash and sailing.

Notable alumni

References

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External links

Boarding

Brambletye pupils have the choice of being a day pupil, a day boarder (flexy boarding) or being a full boarder.

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