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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.
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | |
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Queen's Road , , CM14 4EX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°37′04″N 0°18′16″E / 51.6178°N 0.3045°E |
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| Other name | BUCHS |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Duty |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1900 |
| Local authority | Essex County Council |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood |
| Trust | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School |
| Department for Education URN | 138834 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Richard Wilkin |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,088 (2018)[1] |
| Capacity | 1,047[1] |
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| Colour(s) | Brown, gold, blue |
| Website | www |
History edit
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.
Notable alumni edit
- Marie José of Belgium, Princess of Belgium; the last Queen of Italy (in May/June 1946)
- Katie Amess, actress
- Cassyette, musician
- Josephine D. Edwards, mathematician
- Betty Laine, dance teacher and founder of Laine Theatre Arts
- Eileen O'Casey, Irish actress and author[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "School Houses". Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1978/mar/22/direct-grant-schools. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 22 March 1978. col. 582–586.
{{cite book}}:|chapter-url=missing title (help) - ^ White, Lawrence William (2009). "O'Casey, Eileen". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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