Worcester Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 7DU
United Kingdom
Tel: 01527 579679
enquiries@bromsgrove-school.co.uk
Bromsgrove School is a co-educational, independent school. Accepting pupils worldwide, the school aims to produce happy, moral and creative citizens through enlightened, disciplined and broad education.
What is Bromsgrove's standing in the 21st century?
Official views tend to accord, right down to the adjectives. The Good Schools Guide proclaims that Bromsgrove "inhabits the academic stratosphere", enjoys "outstanding leadership" and "outstanding sport", while official inspectors OFSTED rate both Senior and Prep School as "outstanding." If you believe in league tables, then Bromsgrove is in the top ten (sometimes top five) of all British coeducational boarding/day schools. The School's facilities are exceptional.
The ultimate measure, though, is not league tables or the buildings: it's whether young people want to be here and then, whether they become adults who make a difference for the better. They do. As well as the twelve hundred British pupils, three hundred others from thirty five nations now attend Bromsgrove, while Bromsgrove Thailand, opened in 2005, thrives in Bangkok. Internationally, nationally and locally, Bromsgrove School burns bright.
What kind of pupils enjoy Bromsgrove?
We don't do public school clichés: no swagger and no arrogance. If we may quote the Good Schools Guide again: "pupils are bright and articulate .. refreshingly lacking in false sophistication and have an endearing straightforwardness and pride in their School." That, we believe, is a fair assessment. Inclusivity, diversity, compassion and commitment to achieving potential are common denominators. We offer staggering breadth and expect our pupils to respond with enthusiasm and a will to succeed. The uniform is worn with pride, not disdain, and the piccolo player is as valued as the tennis ace. (Better still, play piccolo and tennis).
Do you have to be very strong academically to get in?
The School is selective, yes, but provided pupils are committed to the ethos, they do not have to be Einstein or Picasso in order to thrive at Bromsgrove. Lots of schools way below us in the dreaded league tables are actually far more selective at entry, but our value added scores are exceptional. There are easier Schools to come to than Bromsgrove, but we exist to broaden horizons, not pad out comfort zones.
