Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located in Brentwood, Essex, England.HistoryThe school first opened in 1900 as a Catholic girls' school, which until the 1990s had boarders. Until the 1918 Education Act there were two schools, St Mary's for ladies and St Philomena's for tradesmen's daughters. These schools then merged.Direct grant grammar schoolIt was a direct grant grammar school for girls, with the Brentwood School being a similar school for boys.ComprehensiveIt became a comprehensive in 1979. In September 1999 the school became a specialist Arts College.AcademyThe school converted to academy status on 1 October 2012. The school continues to have arts as a specialism however.SportsThe school has an active involvement in local and county-wise competitions.Old girlsMarie José of Belgium, Princess of Belgium; the last Queen of Italy (in May/June 1946) Katie Amess, actress Betty Laine OBE, dance teacher, who established Laine Theatre Arts in 1974 Elizabeth Sidwell CBE FRGS, Schools Commissioner for England 2011–13, and headteacher 1995–2011 of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
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