Brentford School for Girls

Brentford School for Girls
Address
Map
5 Boston Manor Road

Brentford
,
Greater London
,
TW8 0PG

England
Coordinates51°29′07″N 0°18′23″W / 51.4853°N 0.3064°W / 51.4853; -0.3064
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1834; 191 years ago (1834)
Local authorityHounslow London Borough Council
TrustBrentford School for Girls
Department for Education URN139095 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMarais Leenders[1]
GenderGirls
Age range11–18
Enrolment895 (2020)[2]
Capacity949[2]
Websitewww.brentford.hounslow.sch.uk

Brentford School for Girls is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status for girls aged 11–18, in Brentford, Greater London, England.

History

The school was established as the Brentford British School in 1834, and was initially mixed.[3]

Lionel de Rothschild and Charlotte von Rothschild took an interest in the school after taking residence at nearby Gunnersbury Park in 1835. Baroness Charlotte commenced a series of charitable donations and schemes, that culminated with her financing of a new school building in 1857. The Baroness' contributions continued until her death in 1884, and by 1906 the school had been renamed the Rothschild School.[4]

The Rothschild School building closed in 1930,[4] to be replaced by a new building on the school's current site.[3] Numbers at this new school grew to such an extent that in 1968, boys were moved to Isleworth and Syon School, and the Brentford school thereafter became for girls.[3]

In 2012, the school converted to academy status.[5] In its three Ofsted inspections since 2011 the school has been assessed as "Good".[6][7] Marias Leenders is the current Headteacher.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Headteachers Welcome". Brentford School for Girls. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Coppice Performing Arts School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "History| Brentford School for Girls". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b Shavreen, David. "The Rothschild School at Brentford". Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ Norris, Frank (11 December 2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  6. ^ Evans, Brian (19 October 2011). "Brentford School for Girls Inspection Report". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  7. ^ Cavanagh, Sophie (14 May 2019). "Short inspection of Brentford School for Girls". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Leadership team". Brentford School for Girls. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017.


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