Brentwood School pupil and keen orienteer Kate Bowie-Britton has been presented with a prestigious award recognising her determination and triumph over adversity.

After an enforced sabbatical, Brentwood School’s hardy orienteers defied the unpredictable weather and were back in action this weekend at Hadleigh Country Park.

Brentwood School staff, governors and students past and present travelled to the famous Belgian town of Ypres on the last day of term to rededicate their plaque in St George’s English Church to those who fell in the Great War 100 years ago. The last time the School visited in such numbers was in 2009 to unveil the plaque originally.

Fencer Maddy Gale has become the first Brentwood School female fencer to win two events at the Public Schools’ Fencing Championships.

Brentwood School has secured planning permission for a major programme of improvement works at the Preparatory School which will see it at the forefront of cutting edge educational facilities.

Essex Easter Jazz, which sees some of the UK’s leading jazz tutors teaching at Brentwood School, has proved such a hit that this year the campus will play host to a brand new offering aimed at young musical ‘warriors’.