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Private day and boarding school in Bruton, Somerset, England

Bruton School for Girls


Address

Sunny Hill Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0NT England
Information
Type	Private day and boarding school
Motto	Follow the Gleam
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1900
Founder	The Right Honourable Henry Hobhouse and Mr W A Knight
Closed	2022
Department for Education URN	123904 Tables
Head teacher	Jane Evans
Gender	Girls; Boys (age 2-7)
Age	2 to 18
Enrolment	220
Houses	4

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.

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. A small number of boys also attended the pre-school and pre-prep.

History

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 Education Act 1944, Sunny Hill School became fully independent. In 1961, the school changed its name to Bruton School for Girls and in 1997 it extended its junior department to admit students from age 2.

The school motto was "Follow the Gleam". 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.

Notable former pupils

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 teacher

Arms

Coat 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

References

"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.
^ "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.

External links

Official website, archived in January 2017

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Special	Newbury Manor School North Hill House School Three Ways School
Sixth form and FE colleges	Bath College (FE) Bridgwater College Dillington House Richard Huish College Somerset College of Arts and Technology Strode College Weston College Yeovil College
Defunct	Bath College (public school) Bath Community Academy Bluecoat School Bruton School for Girls Chilton Cantelo School City of Bath Technical School Crewkerne Grammar School Ladymead Community School The Park School Ravenscroft School Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army The St Augustine of Canterbury School St Brandon's School Shapwick School Taunton Grammar School Yeovil Grammar School Yeovil School
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