News
Prospective parent (2013)
Can I just say how proud the boys made you as a school. It has been years since I have seen the manners and courtesy demonstrated today. All credit to you, Mr Thomas, your staff and the boys. (email sent after attending an Open Morning)
Christmas smiles all round
Boys at Brymore have been working hard to think about their local community in the annual Smiles for Christmas campaign run through the boarding houses. Smiles for Christmas, which started last year, is an inter-house competition to design and fill a hamper. This ultimately gets distributed to the elderly residents in the Homes in Sedgemoor supported housing location in Cannington, in addition any extras will be sent onto to the local Foodbank further helping the … Continue Reading
Boys plant up War Memorial
Brymore boys along with the Horticulture department have been working with the Cannington Parish Council to plant up the village War Memorial. Year 10 boys were given the opportunity to help with the local community by ensuring that the area was free of weeds, dug over and then replanted much to the delight of the villagers involved.
Armistice Day 2013
In order to allow both boys and staff to pay their respects to those who have given their lives the school held a moving service on November 11th at 11am. With members of the school community lined up along the top of the drive we held a two minute silence after the last post had played and this was then followed by the Head Boy and Deputy Head Boy laying wreaths followed by … Continue Reading
Intake of Year 7 in 2014
We are happy to announce that from September 2014 we will be taking boys into Year 7 and from September 2015 we will be taking Year 7 and 8 boys. In order to register your child for consideration please call 01278 652369 or email details to office@brymore.somerset.sch.uk
Brymore Boy brings home the trophy
Brymore student, Luke Perrett, is still smiling after winning at the South West BMX Bike Championships the day before he came back to school. Luke, from Combwich, has only been racing for a short time and despite breaking his arm earlier in the year still managed to bring home the gold. The championships were held on Luke’s home training ground in Burnham-on-Sea and he won the age 13 and under category. … Continue Reading
Best GCSE results yet!
Year 11 Brymore students have excelled in this year’s results, achieving well beyond predictions and smashing previous school records. 88% of students gained 5A*-Cs, with the capped point score likely to place the school in the top 3% of schools nationally, for the second year in a row. Progress levels in English soared to 76%, beating the target of 66% set by the government. The pupils achieved the best ever … Continue Reading
New Head & Deputy Head Boys
We have appointed our new Head Boy and Deputy Head Boy for the next year. Charlie Coleman (Head Boy) and Adam Warren (Deputy Head Boy) from Year 10 went through a rigorous selection process which included a presentation to the whole school and a nerve-wracking interview with the Headteacher, Deputy Head and outgoing Deputy Head Boy. Adam and Charlie, along with other contenders, displayed courage and dignity throughout the process which was designed … Continue Reading
Open Day success!
Over 3000 visitors came amongst the sunshine to attend a very successful and busy day at the annual Brymore School Country Fair and Open Day held recently. In the main ring, a programme of events enthralled the public. The interactive display by Freddie Parker and the duck herding collies was excellent as was the tractor handling demonstration and dog agility. The programme was interspersed with Brymore boys parading their livestock … Continue Reading
Food & farming campaign
From field to fork…Securing the future of food and farming. Are you aware that, as of 2015 Land Based BTECs will no longer count in school league tables? The knock on effect of this will be that schools like ours, who currently offer Land Based BTECs such as Agriculture and Horticulture will be forced to drop them from the curriculum, as it will jeopardise their results. More information can be … Continue Reading