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Bryanston School: Blandford, Dorset, UK
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Introduction
Looking for UK best boarding school? Have a look at this one. We present here 10 Top Boarding School in Blandford, Dorset, England. Bryanston is one of the UK's leading independent boarding schools for boys and girls aged 13-18. We love this school for so many reasons and, as a bonus, the academic results are every bit as pleasing as the happy atmosphere: 49 per cent A*-A at A-level, and IB now an option. Teachers record weekly marks on an app so that parents and personal tutors (it's all very bespoke here) can see online updates anytime. It's been a sterling year for art, with an exhibition in Cork Street (Lucian Freud was an OB) – excitingly, a Manhattan collector bought a piece. In sport, back home on the banks of the Stour in leafy Dorset, the kayak team, which has a new boathouse, won the schools' Waterside Series last year and the rugby under-14s and under-16s claimed county titles. Hopkins Architects (who – get this – designed the Olympic velodrome, as well as Bryanston's award-winning Sanger Centre for Science and Mathematics) are working on a new suite of classrooms and a music block. Meanwhile, the musicians are by no means kicking their heels and have performed Verdi's Requiem at the Lighthouse in Poole, which is the big-deal venue in Dorset; the dance troue has entertained at Disneyland Paris; and the school band is the first to be deemed professional enough to play at a London jazz club.'' (from Tatler good school guide)
Number of students
Boarding School:
Girls:
266
Boys:
318
Total:
584
Day School:
Girls:
128
Boys:
154
Total:
282
Fees
7 days boarding:
GBP 12,328 per term
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Location Description
Bryanston is located approximately 24 miles south-west of Salisbury and 14 miles north-west of Poole, just outside the Georgian market town of Blandford in Dorset. Please try to avoid Blandford town centre. It is very busy, and has a one-way system so it is very easy to get lost!
From Shaftesbury on the A350
Just after Stourpaine, turn right at the traffic lights. Go over the bridge. Take the first road on the left, just as you enter Durweston village, following the sign (on the right-hand side of the road) to Bryanston School. Then take the first road on the left, again signposted Bryanston School. Pass Durweston Village Hall on your left, and the lane to Knighton House School on your right. This narrow road then enters Bryanston School grounds. Follow the signs to the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
From Salisbury on the A354
After Pimperne, you will come to a roundabout. Turn left onto the Blandford bypass. Go straight on at the next roundabout (junction with B3082), and turn right at the following one (junction with A350), following signs for the Brewery Visitor Centre! Go over the mini-roundabout, then past the Brewery Visitor Centre on your right. At the next mini-roundabout you will see the gate to Bryanston straight ahead of you. Go up the drive, which is two miles long, following signs for the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
From Poole (or the Wimborne bypass) on the A350
After Charlton Marshall you will eventually come to a roundabout (junction with A354). Go straight on, following signs for the Brewery Visitor Centre! Go over the mini-roundabout, then past the Brewery Visitor Centre on your right. At the next mini-roundabout you will see the gate to Bryanston straight ahead of you. Go up the drive, which is two miles long, following signs for the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
From Wimborne town centre on the B3082
After Tarrant Keyneston you will eventually come to a roundabout. Turn left onto the Blandford bypass. Turn right at the next roundabout (junction with A350), following signs for the Brewery Visitor Centre! Go over the mini-roundabout, then past the Brewery Visitor Centre on your right. At the next mini-roundabout you will see the gate to Bryanston straight ahead of you. Go up the drive, which is two miles long, following signs for the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
From Dorchester on the A354
After Thornicombe you will eventually come to a roundabout (junction with A350). Turn left, following signs for the Brewery Visitor Centre! Go over the mini-roundabout, then past the Brewery Visitor Centre on your right. At the next mini-roundabout you will see the gate to Bryanston straight ahead of you. Go up the drive, which is two miles long, following signs for the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
From Sturminster Newton on the A357
After Shillingstone, you will enter Durweston village. Look for a signpost on the left-handside of the road, pointing right to Bryanston School. (It is a small road, just after a long redbrick building.) Then take the first road on the left, again signposted Bryanston School. Pass Durweston Village Hall on your left, and the lane to Knighton House School on your right. This narrow road then enters Bryanston School grounds. Follow the signs to the main school. Parking is directly in front of the building.
Approximate journey times
By road: London 2 hours 50 minutes; Oxford 2 hours; Bristol 1 hour 30 minutes; Chichester 1 hour 40 minutes; Salisbury 45 minutes; Poole 30 minutes.
By rail: London – Salisbury 1 hour 20 minutes; London – Poole 2 hours.
Airports: London Gatwick 2 hours 30 minutes; London Heathrow 2 hours 15 minutes; Southampton 1 hour 10 minutes; Bournemouth 45 minutes.
Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0PX
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