By the 2009, the school comprised Sunny Hill Nursery, Sunny Hill Prep, a senior school and a sixth form with an overall attendance of approximately 250 pupils, of whom a third were boarders.[2] A small number of boys also attended the pre-school and pre-prep.[3]
The school was founded in 1901 as a private day and boarding school and named Sunny Hill School. In 1911 it became a public secondary school and received an annual endowment from Hugh Sexey's charity and grants from Somerset County Council. After the passing of the 1944 Education Act, Sunny Hill School became fully independent. In 1961, the school changed its name to Bruton School for Girls[4] and in 1997 it extended its junior department to admit students from age 2.
The school motto was "Follow the Gleam".[4] The final headmistress was Jane Evans.
In March 2022, the school joined The King's School, Bruton Foundation. In May 2022, the foundation announced that Bruton School for Girls would close at the end of the academic year owing to low pupil numbers; the expected enrolment in September of that year was 45.[5]
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^"Bruton School for Girls to permanently shut as governors call time on 122 year old establishment". Somerset Live. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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Further readingedit
Parsons, David (2001). Gleam Flying Onward: A Century of Bruton School for Girls. Ex Libris Press. ISBN978-1-903341-69-8.
bruton, school, girls, independent, boarding, school, girls, aged, near, pitcombe, bruton, south, east, somerset, england, addresssunny, hillbruton, somerset, ba10, 0ntenglandinformationtypeprivate, boarding, schoolmottofollow, gleamreligious, affiliation, chu. Bruton School for Girls was an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18 near Pitcombe in Bruton in south east Somerset England Bruton School for GirlsAddressSunny HillBruton Somerset BA10 0NTEnglandInformationTypePrivate day and boarding schoolMottoFollow the GleamReligious affiliation s Church of EnglandEstablished1900FounderThe Right Honourable Henry Hobhouse and Mr W A KnightClosed2022Department for Education URN123904 TablesHead teacherJane EvansGenderGirls Boys age 2 7 Age2 to 18Enrolment220 1 Houses4By the 2009 the school comprised Sunny Hill Nursery Sunny Hill Prep a senior school and a sixth form with an overall attendance of approximately 250 pupils of whom a third were boarders 2 A small number of boys also attended the pre school and pre prep 3 Contents 1 History 2 Notable former pupils 3 Arms 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe school was founded in 1901 as a private day and boarding school and named Sunny Hill School In 1911 it became a public secondary school and received an annual endowment from Hugh Sexey s charity and grants from Somerset County Council After the passing of the 1944 Education Act Sunny Hill School became fully independent In 1961 the school changed its name to Bruton School for Girls 4 and in 1997 it extended its junior department to admit students from age 2 The school motto was Follow the Gleam 4 The final headmistress was Jane Evans In March 2022 the school joined The King s School Bruton Foundation In May 2022 the foundation announced that Bruton School for Girls would close at the end of the academic year owing to low pupil numbers the expected enrolment in September of that year was 45 5 Notable former pupils editSee also Category People educated at Bruton School for Girls Helen Roberts awarded MBE in 2001 for services to eye care in East Africa after setting up an eye clinic in Kenya Emily Eavis co organiser of the Glastonbury Festival Viv Groskop columnist and journalist Patricia Moberly public servant and former teacherArms editCoat of arms of Bruton School for Girls Crest On a wreath Or and Azure a laurel wreath Proper enclosing an estoile irradiated Or Escutcheon Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief a sun in splendour issuant Or and in base a cross botony Vert Motto Follow The Gleam 6 References edit Bruton School for Girls EduBase2 Department for Education Archived from the original on 30 August 2017 Retrieved 29 August 2017 Bruton School for Girls Bruton School for Girls Retrieved 4 July 2009 Bruton School for Girls London Times Online Retrieved 4 July 2009 a b History Bruton School for Girls Retrieved 9 October 2010 Bruton School for Girls to permanently shut as governors call time on 122 year old establishment Somerset Live 26 May 2022 Retrieved 4 July 2022 Bruton School for Girls Heraldry of the World Retrieved 2 February 2021 Further reading editParsons David 2001 Gleam Flying Onward A Century of Bruton School for Girls Ex Libris Press ISBN 978 1 903341 69 8 External links editOfficial website archived in January 2017 51 05 57 N 2 28 08 W 51 09917 N 2 46889 W 51 09917 2 46889 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruton School for Girls amp oldid 1184101620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
