Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Explained

Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Motto:Duty
Address:Queen's Road
Town:Brentwood
County:Essex
Postcode:CM14 4EX
Country:England
Other Name:BUCHS
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Type:Academy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
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Local Authority:Essex County Council
Oversight:Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood
Trust:Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Urn:138834
Ofsted:Yes
Headteacher:Richard Wilkin
Gender:Girls
Age Range:11–18
Enrolment:1,088 (2018)[1]
Capacity:1,047
Houses:[2]
Colours:Brown, gold, blue
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (BUCHS) is an 11–18 girls, Roman Catholic, secondary school and mixed sixth form with academy status in Brentwood, Essex, England. It was established in 1900 and is an Ursuline school. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood.

History

The school first opened in 1900 as a Catholic girls' school, which until the 1990s had boarders. Until the Education Act 1918, there were two schools, St Mary's for ladies and St Philomena's for tradesmen's daughters. These schools then merged. It was a direct grant grammar school for girls, with the Brentwood School being a similar school for boys. It became a comprehensive in 1979.[3] In September 1999 the school became a specialist Arts College. It converted to academy status in 2012.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School . Get information about schools . GOV.UK . 22 February 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: School Houses . Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School . 22 February 2019.
  3. House of Commons. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1978/mar/22/direct-grant-schools. 22 March 1978. 582. 586.
  4. Book: White. Lawrence William. McGuire. James. Quinn. James. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 2009. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. O'Casey, Eileen. https://www.dib.ie/biography/ocasey-eileen-a6552. 8 August 2023.