BRYANSTON
Bryanston School was founded in 1928 as an alternative to the traditional British public school, offering a progressive educational programme whilst maintaining the charm and culture of the classic boarding school model. It is one of the better-known private schools in England and a member of the prestigious Eton Group. The school was established by a young Australian schoolmaster with the financial backing of the Earl of Shaftesbury who wished to introduce a school that borrowed heavily on the fashionable Dalton Plan approach.
ABOUT
Jeffrey Graham Jeffreys was an Australian school teacher who had moved to England in 1921 to teach at Westminster School and, subsequently, Radley College. He favoured the progressive liberal educational ethos which, at that time, was gaining traction having been introduced by a number of schools in the United States and which had not yet gained a foothold in the somewhat austere “muscular Christianity” approach of the English public schools.
He sought to establish a school of his own, wherein he could develop a model of education which borrowed from the ideas of Helen Parkhurst at The Dalton School and bundled them with the traditional public school approach. His ideas were popular with many free thinkers in high society at that time and he secured the backing of the Earl of Shaftesbury who helped finance the purchase of a grand country house owned by the Viscount Portman in Dorset.
Bryanston opened in 1928, welcoming a small class of boarding boys and has since grown in stature and size, welcoming girls and day pupils today.
The school is a popular choice for the offspring of aristocrats and military officers, attracting entrants from across the country and internationally. Despite the establishment leanings of many of the school’s current and former pupils and it’s association with various traditional public schools (it is a member of the prestigious Eton Group), the school has steadfastly maintained it’s liberal and progressive ethos. It has a particularly famed reputation for the arts with many alumni gaining prominence in such fields.
Today, Bryanston School offers an all-through education with the Knighton House preparatory school accommodating children under the age of 13 (with boarding options available from the age of 8). The school occupies extensive grounds in a beautiful part of England and accommodates a varied range of sports, academic and cultural pursuits. Indeed, the school embraces incorporating outdoor education and adventuring into it’s educational approach and, as a result, has taught a number of pupils who have gone on to become great adventurers and explorers.. It is well-regarded for it’s academic performances, embracing the International Baccalaureate, with students regularly attaining places at Oxbridge Colleges and Russell Group universities. The school has had much success too with its various sports and athletic programmes.
Bryanston is an accredited member of the Headmasters’ Conference (HMC) and the Boarding Schools Association (BSA). The preparatory school is accredited by the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS). The school is a member of the Independent Schools Council (ISC). In addition, the school is represented or is a member of a number of other professional organisations including the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS), the Asssociation of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), the British Association of Independent Schools with International Students (BAISIS), the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA) and The Independent Schools Christian Alliance (TISCA). Bryanston is an IB World School.
INFORMATION
FULL NAME
BRYANSTON SCHOOL
NICKNAME
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CATEGORY
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FEE-PAYING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED
1928
GENDER
CO-EDUCATIONAL / MIXED (FORMERLY BOYS)
ADMISSIONS
BOARDING & DAY
AGES
13 – 18
3 – 13 KNIGHTON HOUSE
GRADES
YEAR 9 – SXITH FORM
NURSERY – YEAR 8 KNIGHTON HOUSE
ENTRANCE CRITERIA
ADMISSIONS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT, ISEB EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEW
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
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CURRICULUM
ENGLISH CURRICULUM:
GCSE
A-LEVELS
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE:
MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
GAP YEAR PROGRAMME
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
ENGLISH
FAITH / ETHOS
ANGLICAN
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
PEDAGOGY / PHILOSOPHY
DALTON
PROGRESSIVE
CAMPUS
COUNTRY / RURAL
HOUSES
ALLAN (GIRLS)
BEECHWOOD (JUNIOR BOYS
CRANBORNE (JUNIOR BOYS)
CONNAUGHT (SENIOR BOYS)
DORSET (SENIOR BOYS
GREENLEAVES (GIRLS)
ARTHAN (GIRLS)
HUNTER (GIRLS)
PORTMAN (SENIOR BOYS)
PURBECK (GIRLS)
SALISBURY (SENIOR BOYS)
SHAFTESBURY (SENIOR BOYS)
CO-CURRICULAR
ACAPELLA
ART
BALLET
BEE KEEPING
CHARITY
CHESS
CHOIR
CREATIVE WRITING
DANCE
DEBATE
DOG TRAINING
DRAMA
DUKE OF EDIBURGH AWARD
FILM
GAMES
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
POLITICS
PIONEERING
SCHOOL RADIO
SCIENCE CLUB
SPORTS
ARCHERY
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD)
BASKETBALL
CLIMBING
CRICKET
CROSS-COUNTRY
EQUESTRIAN
FENCING
FISHING
FIVES
FRISBEE
GOLF
HOCKEY
KAYAKING
NETBALL
POLO
RIFLES
ROUNDERS
ROWING (CREW)
RUGBY UNION
SAILING
SQUASH
SWIMMING & DIVING
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS
WATER POLO
OPERATOR
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PATRON / VISITOR
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PRESIDENT
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HEAD OF SCHOOL
MR RICHARD JONES
ENROLLMENT
794 PUPILS
FACULTY
118 STAFF
RATIO
9:1
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
14 PUPILS
TUITION FEES
GBP £3,705 – £40,890 PER ANNUM
ADDITIONAL FEES AND CHARGES MAY APPLY
SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES & FINANCIAL AID
VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND BURSARY SCHEMES AVAILABLE
ENDOWMENT
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FEEDER SCHOOLS
KNIGHTON HOUSE
LEAVERS DESTINATIONS
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
OXFROD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
UNIVERSITY OF READING
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
UNIFORM
PLAIN COLOURED SHIRT WITH COLLAR (POLO OR BUTTON DOWN), DARK TROUSERS OR SKIRT, PLAIN JUMPER
CONCERT DRESS FOR CHOIR AND MUSICIANS
SCHOOL TIE
SCHOOL COLOURS
BOAT CLUB COLOURS
ACCREDITATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
ATHLETIC CONFERENCES & SPORTS LEAGUES
RIVAL SCHOOLS
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SISTER SCHOOLS & PARTNER SCHOOLS
KNIGHTON HOUSE
MARU-A-PULA SCHOOL
SCHOOL MOTTO
ET NOVA ET VETERA (BOTH THE NEW AND THE OLD)
SCHOOL MASCOT
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SCHOOL SONG
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SCHOOL PUBLICATION
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CELEBRATED ALUMNI & FACULTY
BEN FOGLE; CAROLYN FAIRBAIRN; CERYS MATTHEWS; DAVID LISPEY, BARON LIPSEY; EMILIA FOX; FREDDIE FOX; FREDERICK SANGER; HRH PRINCESS HAYA OF JORDAN; HENRY PYRGOS; JASPER CONRAN; LUCIAN FREUD; SIR MARK ELDER; MAX IRONS; NICHOLAS PHILLIPS, BARON PHILLIPS OF WORTH MATRAVERS; PHIL DE GLANVILLE; PRINCE ALASTAIR OF CONNAUGHT; ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, 3RD BARON BADEN-POWELL; SIR TERENCE CONRAN; WILLIAM HERBERT, 18TH EARL OF PEMBROKE
CONTACT DETAILS
BRYANSTON
BLANDFORD FORUM
DORSET DT11 0PX
ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
BRYANSTON
BRYANSTON, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET DT11 0PX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. KNIGHTON HOUSE
ESTABLISHED 1928
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
PROGRESSIVE / DALTON
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