Bryanston School
Public school in Bryanston near Blandford Forum, Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bryanston School is a public school (English private boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) located next to the village of Bryanston, and near the town of Blandford Forum, in Dorset in South West England. It was founded in 1928. It occupies a palatial country house designed and built in 1889–94 by Richard Norman Shaw for Viscount Portman, the owner of large tracts in the West End of London, in the early version of neo-Georgian style[1] that Sir Edwin Lutyens called "Wrenaissance", to replace an earlier house, and is set in 400 acres (1.6 km2).
Bryanston School | |
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Address | |
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Coordinates | 50°51′58″N 2°11′10″W |
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Type | Public school Private school |
Motto | Et nova et vetera (Both the new and the old) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1928; 96 years ago (1928) |
Founder | J. G. Jeffreys |
Department for Education URN | 113910 Tables |
Headmaster | Richard Jones |
Staff | 118 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 13 to 18 |
Enrolment | 809 pupils |
Houses | 12 |
Colour(s) | Dark blue and Gold |
Former pupils | Old Bryanstonians |
Website | www |
Bryanston is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group.[2] It has a reputation as a liberal and artistic school using some ideas of the Dalton Plan.[3]