Transforming Boarding, Enhancing Community
Boarding is an important part of our school’s history and contributes to the diversity and international element of our community.
It fosters cross-cultural friendships and ensures a rich, high-quality British educational experience for all our students.
As boarding is such an integral part of the School, we are transforming our boarding facilities with a new purpose-built Boarding House, subdivided into three main sections; a girls’ and boys’ boarding house and a central shared facility. Watch our video below to find out more!
Modern Facilities, Innovative Spaces
The ground floor of the new building will house communal seating, recreation areas and social spaces, including a kitchen and dining area, a common room, boot room, laundry collection room, and a lift so the whole building will be fully accessible.
A new Sixth Form Cafe will act as a hub for boarding and day students, providing a social gathering space for Sixth Form students, a study space and group meeting venue, and will feature a covered arcade and access to the courtyard and terrace.
We enable our students to become the best version of themselves by developing Virtue, Learning and Manners.
Brentwood Boarding combines the best of a busy, vibrant day school with an established boarding tradition set within a close, family atmosphere. Our School values, ‘Virtue, Learning and Manners’ remain a cornerstone of the School’s philosophy today.
Our new Boarding House is a testament to our ambition and aspiration to be the best boarding school we can be for our students, which says a lot about Brentwood and our constant wish to improve and move forward.
Our new boarding house is a top-tier, supportive, and nurturing environment that fosters academic and personal growth.
Personalised Comfort
On the upper floor, 122 new single bedrooms will offer a home-from-home, featuring cutting-edge university-style accommodation with light and airy private ensuite rooms.
The new building will also include staff accommodation located at each end of the site, connecting to each respective boarding house.
Green Initiatives and Sustainability
Our new high-spec facilities will be energy efficient and we are using sustainable material choices as part of our push toward sustainable development.
A dedicated outside area with improved landscaping and social areas will centre around a courtyard garden to enhance the character of the site and surrounding area, creating a better outdoor experience for boarders.
Extensive new planting and trees, together with a new pond in the corner of the grounds, will offer improved biodiversity and better access to nature for our students. The new grounds will also provide ample areas for sports, studying and socialising.
Our boarding students will benefit hugely from this sustainable environment, and together with the massive investment in high-quality facilities, we will be building futures.
Building Excellence
Our partnership with architects, Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture, is long-standing. The same architects worked on the award-winning expansion of the Preparatory School, which included new buildings and the upgrading of existing buildings and the Sixth Form and Bean Academic Centres on the Senior campus.
In 2012, they were the winners of the 2012 RIBA Award for the Sixth Form Centre, in 2016 they secured a Brick Award for Best Education Building with the Bean Academic Centre and in 2022 they won the RIBA East Award for the Preparatory School build.
Direct Transport Links
Brentwood School is located in the town centre close to London, which is just 23 minutes away and has excellent transport links and access to main airports.
The new boarding house is being built within the spacious main school campus, making access to school quick and secure. Entrances will be located at opposite sides of the courtyard and a central entrance will gain access to the cafe for boarders and Sixth Form to use. There will be internal connections between the houses for boarders only.
Brentwood in numbers
