Established 1900 Religion Roman Catholic Phone +44 1277 227156 Number of students 1,011 | Type Academy Headteacher R. Wilkin Founded 1900 | |
Founder Ursulines, Ursuline Sisters, Mother Clare Location Queen's Road
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4EX
England Address Queen's Rd, Brentwood CM14 4EX, UK Similar Brentwood School, Brentwood County High Sch, Shenfield High School, Anglo European School, Saint Martin's School | ||
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located in Brentwood, Essex, England.
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History
The school first opened in 1900 as a Catholic girls' school, which until the 1990s had boarders. Until the 1918 Education Act there were two schools, St Mary's for ladies and St Philomena's for tradesmen's daughters. These schools then merged.
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. 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.