Bryanston School A GSG School
- Bryanston School
Bryanston
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0PX - Head: Richard Jones Acting Head
- T 01258 452411
- F 01258 484657
- E [email protected]
- W www.bryanston.co.uk
- Bryanston School is an English independent day and boarding school for boys and girls, located next to the village of Bryanston in Dorset. It educates over 650 pupils and was founded in 1928.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Dorset
- Pupils: 849; sixth formers: 284
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £33,525; Boarding £40,890 pa
- Open days: School offers individual visits and groups visits, as well as virtual visits for those who are unable to attend in person. Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘Bryanston likes change, new ideas, we like to challenge convention’ while at the same time remaining, in this Guide’s view, in many ways thoroughly conventional. It’s the near-paradox of ‘et nova et vetera’ that explains why the school eludes lazy stereotyping. There’s high-level coaching for those who love their sport and, they claim, healthy fun for those averse to being buried alive under a scrum. We met the head of sport who expresses his philosophy in a strikingly humane, even poetic, way. He wants...
What the school says...
At Bryanston our aim is to develop well-balanced 18-year-olds, ready to go out into the wider world, to lead happy and fulfilling lives and to contribute, positively and generously.
We provide every pupil with individual attention and support. The school's tailored approach means that pupils benefit from extensive one-to-one time with their tutor providing the academic and pastoral encouragement they need to achieve their full potential as individuals.
We believe pupils do best when they learn to relish every opportunity and discover their own individual talents and interests, exploring them to the best of their abilities. Pupils are encouraged to experience a wide range of academic subjects and extra-curricular activities, all of which helps them to discover areas where they can flourish and excel.
Education is not about moulding, nor are children end products. We believe that education is an exciting process, organic and ongoing; that pupils learn better actively, growing up in secure surroundings, than if passively taught; that to lead successful lives, at school and beyond, each needs to be prepared to give of his or her own talents and to value those of others. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Acting head
Since November 2021, Richard Jones MA (educational leadership), formerly second master and business and economics teacher. Has experience as housemaster and previously taught at Canford and St John’s, Leatherhead. Lives on site with his wife, Emily, and their two sons.
Entrance
Now merged with Knighton House Prep School, making this a 3-18 school from September 2021. Online ISEB pre-test in year 7 to determine if your child is in the zone academically. Common Entrance used as a ‘profiling tool’, pass mark 50 per cent – not a high bar – though the average score is 60-70 per cent. Parents really like the way the school suits brothers and sisters of differing personalities and talents. Sixth form takes on 25-30 new students per year, 40 points needed at GCSE – as for current students – plus...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brambletye School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Bryanston Knighton House | 2021 | 4 | Academic Scholarship (1); Music Scholarship (1); Performing Arts Scholarship (1); All Rounder Scholarship (1) | |
| Dumpton School | 2021 | |||
| Hanford School | 2021 | 1 | 1 Art Scholarship | |
| Highfield and Brookham Schools | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 Sport Scholarship |
| Port Regis | 2021 | 10 | Academic scholarships & awards (3); DT scholarships (2); Music scholarships (2); All rounder scholarships (2) | |
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2021 | 3 | 1 | Performing Arts Scholarship |
| The Schools at Somerhill | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Performing Arts Scholarship |
| Twyford School | 2021 | 2 | ||
| Westbourne House School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2021 | 4 |
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