Bromsgrove School

Bromsgrove School is a co-educational independent boarding school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. Founded in 1553, it is one of the oldest public schools in Britain, and one of the 14 founding members of the Headmaster's Conference.

Bromsgrove School has both boarding and day students consisting of three schools, Pre-Prep Nursery School (ages 2–7), Preparatory School (ages 7–13) and the Senior School (13–18). Bromsgrove charges up to £12,740 per term, with three terms per academic year. The School has a total of 200 teaching staff, with 1,660 pupils, including 220 in the Pre-preparatory School, 500 in the Preparatory School and 940 in the Senior School.

Spread across 100 acres, the main campus is located in the heart of the town of Bromsgrove. However, Bromsgrove School has also expanded overseas, with an additional boarding school in Bangkok (Bromsgrove International School Thailand) and a new school within the Mission Hills complex in Shenzhen, China, Bromsgrove School Mission Hills.

Students

The school website states that the pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16) is 96%. Bromsgrove also started teaching the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) in 2009, with Sixth form students having the choice between IB, BTEC and A-Levels. The rugby match against King Edward's School, Birmingham, that has been played annually since 1875, is thought to be the oldest continuous Rugby fixture between two schools in England.

School Terms

There are three academic terms in the year.

• The Michaelmas term, from early September to mid-December. New pupils are now admitted only at the start of the Michaelmas, unless in exceptional circumstances.
• The Lent term, from early January to late March.
• The Summer term, from late April to late June or early July.

Within each term, there is a break known as a 'Half Term', in which all pupils return home and the school closes.

Boarding Houses

• Mary Windsor, named after the daughter of Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth and his wife Anne Savile, is for girl boarders. In 2012, Mary Windsor was moved into a new building as part of the new developments around the south gate.
• Oakley House is the largest house, home to both boarding and day girls. It is also situated alongside Mary Windsor and Elmshurst in the new developed area by the South Gate.
• Housman Hall for Sixth Form girls and boys was opened in 2005, after the school bought the Ramada Perry Hall Hotel for 3 million pounds. The building was formerly the home of A. E. Housman, an old Bromsgrovian, and was expanded in 2009 into the neighbouring building, subsequently renamed Housman. During an exclusive opening ceremony in 2014, Housman Hall was reopened after the School had completed a brand new refurbishment which significantly improved the boarding accommodation.
• Wendron Gordon with over 100 pupils in 2009-2010, due to merging with School House, is for boy boarders.
• Elmshurst is also for boy boarders and was named after the original house that was located at 17 New Road. Elmshurst was sold in the mid-1970s and the students relocated within the school campus to the current building which was refurbished in 2018. Elmshurst now has an additional annexe known as Webber, which is located by the Conway Road entrance.
• Webber House is the newest boarding house at Bromsgrove School, catering to Sixth Form boarders.

Day Houses

Lupton, named after Lupton House, in Sedbergh School, and Lyttelton, named after the school's links with Baron Lyttelton, a local Lord, are houses for day boys, located in the centre of the campus. Walters, named after the school's wartime headmaster, is also a boys' day house.

Thomas Cookes and Hazeldene are two girls' day houses that are situated in the original and oldest building on the school's site.

School House is the senior house of the school, and often considered the most prestigious. After beginning as a boarding house, School is now a boys day house situated in the West Wing of the Wendron-Gordon building. It consistently ranks as one of the most academically able houses, winning multiple prizes in academics and debating. It leads the final call over during the end of year Commemoration Day ceremony.

Ottilie Hild is the newest girls' day house, overlooking Gordon Green and opened in September 2020.